JERRY_SANCHEZ Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Missing hiker found safe along Snoqualmie River 12:18 PM PDT on Thursday, July 15, 2004 From KING Staff and Wire Reports KING George Hurlbut NORTH BEND, Wash. - A hiker who failed to return from a Sunday hike near Snoqualmie Pass was found alive on Wednesday. George Hurlbut, 59, was found along the middle fork of the river. He was a bit dehydrated but otherwise unhurt. When Hurlbut, who maintains a Seattle residence but lives in Florida, didn’t show up for work Monday at Washington Mutual, his co-workers grew concerned. His wife, who also lives in Florida, filed a missing-person report with Seattle police. On Tuesday, Hurlbut’s co-workers found his 2000 Ford Explorer at the Denny Creek Trailhead near Snoqualmie Pass. After the King County Sheriff’s Office was notified, authorities mounted a search. Searchers with dogs, horses and all-terrain vehicles searched for Hurlbut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Props to SMR for doing the search. My friend Dan slept at the trailhead two nights ago in support of the operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 out of curiosity does anybody know what happened to make him get lost off a wide trail in a common area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman_Clyde Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 Reviewing my Gazeteer, I am surprised to see that once you cross over Hemlock Pass at the head of Denny Creek, before reaching Melakwa Lake, you are in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie watershed. If this hiker lost his bearings in that area and simply walked downhill, he'd end up in the wrong valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 His GPS batteries probably went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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