Rescue Crews Find 2 Hikers Missing at Yosemite National Park

Published on August 6, 2024

Search and rescue crews located two hikers from Santa Cruz, California, Aug. 5 who had been reported missing since Saturday in Yosemite National Park after leaving a campground for a day hike. “The hikers have just been found and are alive,” Steve Lyon, a Yosemite National Park spokesman, told The Epoch Times at about 2 p.m. Monday. Park officials did not yet know whether they were injured, Lyon said. About 65 searchers, four dog-search teams, and one aircraft had searched the surrounding area for Miguel Delgado, 63, and Ana Rodarte, 40, since Sunday afternoon. A California Office of Emergency Services aircraft completed an infrared search of the area Sunday night, and California Highway Patrol helicopters were also actively searching for the missing hikers, he added....

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