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Missing Hiker Found Dead After Fall Near Mt. Morgan
Brian Seibert, a hiker attempting to climb Mt.
Morgan, was reported overdue after he was last heard from on Sunday evening.
The mountain is in Inyo County, within California’s John Muir Wilderness.
Mono County Search and Rescue and partner agencies searched for two days, using aircraft, ground teams, a search dog and phone data to narrow the search area.
Seibert was found dead on Tuesday near the base of a steep gully.
Authorities determined that he had suffered an unsurvivable fall.
A helicopter recovered his body on Wednesday.
The search involved agencies from several areas, including Inyo County and Yosemite National Park.
Brian Seibert, an overdue hiker, was found dead near Mt. Morgan in Inyo County after an extensive search.
Search and rescue teams conducted a two-day operation after Seibert was reported overdue.
He was found near the base of Grad Central Couloir after an unsurvivable fall.
A helicopter recovered his body on Wednesday.
- Who
- Brian Seibert, an overdue peak bagger.
- What
- He was found dead after an unsurvivable fall.
- When
- He was found on Tuesday during a two-day search last week.
- Where
- Near the base of Grad Central Couloir, near Mt. Morgan in Inyo County.
- Why
- He died from injuries sustained in an unsurvivable fall.
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Seibert was last heard from.
Search and rescue was notified that Seibert was overdue, and an incident command post was set up near Crowley Lake.
Search teams found Seibert dead near the base of Grad Central Couloir.
A helicopter from Yosemite National Park recovered his body.
- Missing hiker
- Brian Seibert
- Search duration
- Two days
- Search area
- Mt. Morgan, Inyo County
- Location found
- Near the base of Grad Central Couloir
- Recovery
- Wednesday, by a helicopter from Yosemite National Park
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