Who: 73-year-old Kenneth Wade Brunette
Where: Main Trail, Mt. Whitney, California
His mistake: It’s still unknown.
What happened: Roughly 100 rescuers, dog teams and four helicopters have been looking for a missing hiker on Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states. The man last seen about 1 ½ miles short of the summit in the Trail Crest area.
Many hikers remember seeing the missing hiker on the trail. Most said he was moving slow to the summit and some didn’t believe he would be able to make it to the summit by nightfall. Searches were hampered by low visibility, high winds and cold weather.
Nearly one week after the man had gone missing, a dog team found the man’s body on the eastern slope of Mt. Whitney below the summit. Details to come as they surface.
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