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Search-and-rescue teams in Washington state's Olympic National Park recovered the body of missing hiker Neil Gehring on September 13, nearly two weeks after he went missing while trekking from Boulder Lake to Appleton Pass. The discovery came after searchers received and analyzed new cellphone location data that led them to Mount Appleton’s northwest slope. Gehring, a 26-year-old who had gone out for an overnight trip on August 31 but never returned as planned, was the focus of extensive aerial and ground searches using drones and dogs before the breakthrough clue was identified.
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The body of 26-year-old Neil Gehring, a missing hiker in Washington state's Olympic National Park, was found nearly two weeks after he began his backcountry trek on August 31. Searchers located Gehring on the northwest slope of Mount Appleton following crucial cellphone location data analysis by the National Park Service (NPS). His body was recovered Sunday evening and taken to the Clallam County Coroner’s Office at approximately 8 p.m. on September 13. Gehring had planned an overnight trip from Boulder Lake to Apple Pass but was reported overdue by his family at 6:30 a.m. September 1, prompting immediate search efforts that included drones and dogs over the next ten days until new tactics were employed due to unsuccessful searches along the expected route.
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The body of a missing 26-year-old hiker in Washington state's Olympic National Park was recovered nearly two weeks after he set out on a backcountry trek, following a crucial break in the search, officials said.
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officials → miss → search
Searchers located Neil Gehring on the northwest slope of Mount Appleton after receiving and analyzing additional cellphone location data, according to the National Park Service.
Search-and-rescue teams recovered Gehring’s body Sunday evening.
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teams → locate → body
He was taken to the Clallam County Coroner’s Office at about 8 p.m. on Sept. 13.
asserted
He → take → Sept.
Officials did not release details about the cellphone data or the circumstances of Gehring’s death.
asserted
Officials → release → death
Gehring left the Madison Falls Trailhead on Aug. 31 for what was supposed to be an overnight backcountry trip.
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what → leave → Aug.
His permit showed that he planned to make a cross-country trek from Boulder Lake to Appleton Pass before returning to the trailhead on Sept. 1.
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he → show → Sept.
Gehring was reported overdue at 6:30 a.m. the next morning, prompting an immediate search.
asserted
Gehring → report → search
For the next 10 days, teams searched his expected route from the air and ground, using drones and dogs as part of the effort.
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teams → search → effort
By Sept. 11, the park announced it was changing tactics after the searches failed to locate Gehring.
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searches → announce → Gehring
Teams would instead focus on finding new clues that could help narrow the search.
uncertain
that → focus → search
Investigators also asked anyone who had been in the area or had information about Gehring’s whereabouts to come forward.
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who → ask → whereabouts
Two days later, searchers found Gehring after receiving and analyzing the additional cellphone location data.
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searchers → find → data
Olympic National Park thanked the search-and-rescue teams that volunteered to help with the effort.
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that → thank → effort
NPS said no additional information was available at this time.
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information → say → time
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