The
experienced hiker and his two companions left the Allen Camp Trail Head on
Thursday June 7th , 2007. The
missing hiker had planned
to hike for the day and stay one night in the forest and then return to the
Allen Camp Trail Head at Plasse’s Resort- while his partners continued on to
Bear Valley. The hiking party
camped the first night near Horse Thief Spring and parted ways on the morning
of June 8, 2007. The missing hiker
planned to hike back to his vehicle at Plasse’s and then drive to Bear Valley
to meet his partners. The two hiking
partners reached Bear Valley
on June 9, 2007 and became concerned that the missing hiker was not waiting for
them. After contacting friends, the
missing hiker’s vehicle was found at the Allen Camp Trail Head. These
friends contacted the Amador County Sheriff’s Office to report the hiker as
missing. Members of the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado
County Sheriff’s Office, Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, Calaveras County
Sheriff’s Office, California Rescue Dog Association, Wilderness Finders, and
the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of helicopters
from the California Highway Patrol and National Guard continue to search for
the missing hiker. At the time of this
release, Sunday night 11 pm, no evidence of the missing hiker has been located.
Monday, 11 June 2007 02:06
Search and Rescue Looking For Overdue Hiker
The Amador County Search and Rescue Unit kicked into high gear this
weekend with the report of a missing hiker. According to a Press
Release from the Sheriff’s Department On Saturday June 9, 2007 at approximately 3:36 pm a
report was made to the Sheriff’s Department
that a 65-year-old male resident of San Francisco had failed to return
from a planned hiking trip in Amador County.
The
experienced hiker and his two companions left the Allen Camp Trail Head on
Thursday June 7th , 2007. The
missing hiker had planned
to hike for the day and stay one night in the forest and then return to the
Allen Camp Trail Head at Plasse’s Resort- while his partners continued on to
Bear Valley. The hiking party
camped the first night near Horse Thief Spring and parted ways on the morning
of June 8, 2007. The missing hiker
planned to hike back to his vehicle at Plasse’s and then drive to Bear Valley
to meet his partners. The two hiking
partners reached Bear Valley
on June 9, 2007 and became concerned that the missing hiker was not waiting for
them. After contacting friends, the
missing hiker’s vehicle was found at the Allen Camp Trail Head. These
friends contacted the Amador County Sheriff’s Office to report the hiker as
missing. Members of the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado
County Sheriff’s Office, Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, Calaveras County
Sheriff’s Office, California Rescue Dog Association, Wilderness Finders, and
the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of helicopters
from the California Highway Patrol and National Guard continue to search for
the missing hiker. At the time of this
release, Sunday night 11 pm, no evidence of the missing hiker has been located.
