Missing Yosemite National Park Backpacker Found Dead
Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, was found dead after park rangers learned that he was overdue to return from backpacking in the Ostrander Lake area of the park.
Hiker from SLO who went missing in Yosemite National Park is found dead
A hiker from San Luis Obispo who went missing while backpacking in Yosemite National Park was found dead Saturday morning. Kirk S. Thomas Olsen, 61, went missing near Ostrander Lake during a trip to the backcountry spot scheduled for Aug. 23-27, the National Park Service said.
Backpacker found dead two weeks after he was scheduled to return from hike in Yosemite National Park
Backpacker found dead two weeks after he was scheduled to return from hike in Yosemite National Park - Police have not said where exactly 61 -year-old Kirk Thomas Olsen’s body was found
168-year-old Yosemite National Park hotel is closing. What to know about the Wawona
A historic piece of Yosemite lodging will be closed indefinitely starting in December as the National Park Service conducts a “comprehensive condition assessment” on the 168-year-old Wawona Hotel complex. The park recently started work on a roof replacement project for the main hotel building inside the national park in Central California.
Body of missing Yosemite hiker found more than 20 days after he was expected to return
The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered in Yosemite National Park more than 20 days after he was expected to return from his solo hike.
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