Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Canadian Hiker Gursimran Singh, 34, Found Dead After 2-Week Washington Mountain Search
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 14

Canadian Hiker Gursimran Singh, 34, Found Dead After 2-Week Washington Mountain Search

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 14

Summary

  • Authorities recovered Gursimran Singh’s remains Monday in Washington’s Twin Sisters range, ending a search nearly two weeks after the British Columbia hiker disappeared.
  • A possible sighting reported Sunday sent crews back to the area with a helicopter rescue team and Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council, turning the effort into what officials called a recovery mission.
  • Singh had failed to return home in late June after rock scrambling near South Twin; his vehicle was later found along Middle Fork Road.
  • The search expanded across steep terrain with mountain rescue teams from around Washington, while helicopters, drones and U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft scanned the area.
  • His death came days after authorities also recovered another overdue hiker, Steven Dorsett, in Whatcom County’s Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

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