An experienced hiker who was missing for more than two weeks has been found dead in California's Yosemite National Park.
Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, was scheduled to go backpacking in the Ostrander Lake area from Aug. 23 to Aug. 27, but had been missing for more than two weeks.
The National Park Service asked the public: for help They searched for the missing backpacker until he was found dead on September 14th.
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Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, who had been missing for more than two weeks, was found dead in California's Yosemite National Park. (Facebook/Yosemite National Park)
According to LinkedIn, Thomas Olsen worked for the California State Parks Department for 10 years starting in 2014, and his profile also states that he has also worked at three national parks and two zoos.
Holly Leeson, Thomas Olsen's niece, posted this while Thomas Olsen was missing. on facebook Appealing to the public for help, he described his uncle as an “experienced hiker and former park ranger” and said his family was “out there struggling to understand what happened to him.”
Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park, where Kirk S. Thomas Olsen was supposed to be backpacking when he went missing. (National Park Service)
The National Park Service describes the hike as follows: Lake Ostrander It's a “strenuous” 18.4-mile round trip that can take 8 to 10 hours with 400 feet of elevation gain.
Rangers began searching for Thomas Olsen after finding a note in Olsen's car saying the hiker was scheduled to return two weeks ago, Leeson said. San Francisco Chronicle.
Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park each year, but the leading causes of unintentional death within the park are motor vehicle accidents, drownings and falls, the report said. National Park Service Mortality Data From 2014 to 2019. Half of the reported deaths are due to accidental death. Yosemite National Park recorded 98 deaths during the same period, according to the data.
The site defines unintentional death as “an act of death caused by sudden exposure to kinetic, thermal, electrical, or chemical energy, or lack of necessities such as heat or oxygen, without the intent to harm oneself or others.” It is defined as “death resulting in injury.” ”
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The setting sun casts light and shadow on the surface of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park on August 4, 2021. The view of Half Dome from Washburn Point along Glacier Point Road. (Mark Hume/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Mark Hume/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
After his uncle's body was discovered, Leeson Yosemite Tourism Information Facebook Page.
“While finding his body was not the outcome our family had hoped for, we wish to express our gratitude to Yosemite National Park for their diligent efforts to find him and to this community for their support. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote. He added: “Unfortunately, glorious Mother Nature does not take past experience into account, and solo hiking is by no means a risk-free endeavor.”
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The National Park Service and authorities have not released the cause of death or any additional details in Thomas Olsen's case.
