Missing Hiker’s Body Found After Four Days
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The body of a missing Auburn hiker was found after a four-day search along a steep embankment near Crescent Meadow.
Phillip Arens, 42, was reported missing Wednesday by his brother, according to officials of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Search-and-rescue teams found his body Saturday.
Arens and his brother, who was not identified, were on a multiday backpack trip that ended Wednesday near Crescent Meadow. Arens’ brother went to retrieve their car, but Arens was missing when he returned.
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