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Missing Hiker's Body Found in Olympic National Park
Searchers found the 26-year-old after analyzing cellphone location data, and his body was transferred to the Clallam County Coroner’s Office.
- On Sunday, Sept 13, searchers found the body of hiker Neil Gehring, 26, on the northwest slope of Mount Appleton in Olympic National Park.
- Gehring was reported missing on Sept 2 after failing to return from an overnight backpacking trip that began Aug 31 at Madison Falls Trailhead.
- Following a multi-day effort that included helicopters, drones, and K9s, searchers located Gehring using cellphone location data along his expected route.
- Clallam County Coroner Rebecca Shankles confirmed Gehring died of extensive blunt trauma after his body was transferred to the Clallam County Coroner Office.
- As of Sept 17, The National Park Service continues to investigate the incident while declining to provide further details regarding the active case.
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