Authorities Recover 34-Year-Old Alex Keen on Mount Pugh After 3-Day Search

5 articles · Updated · KOMO News · May 13

Tuesday’s recovery ended a three-day search for Alex Keen, the 34-year-old Mount Pugh hiker who was found dead after failing to report to work at Skydive Snohomish.
Searchers launched the operation Sunday when Keen did not show up for work, found his car near the Mount Pugh trailhead, and later recovered his body from the mountain.
Skydive Snohomish said Keen had worked there for three years as a full-time pilot and was known for training other pilots and taking skydivers on multiple daily flights from Harvey Field.
Family and co-workers described Keen as an avid outdoorsman and said the loss has hit the Snohomish aviation community hard, while relatives raise support funds and colleagues plan a lasting memorial.

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