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Remains Of Hiker Missing Since Last October Recovered In Kings Canyon National Park

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By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2017

The remains of a California backpacker who failed to return home last fall have been recovered near Bishop Pass/daveynin via Wikimedia Commons

Nine months after a 74-year-old California man failed to return from a backpacking trip in Kings Canyon National Park, his remains have been found.

Park officials said Thursday that a group of hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail last week spotted a body about 300 feet off the Bishop Pass Trail on a talus slope. Last Friday rangers were able to recover the remains, and the Inyo County coroner identified the body as Robert "Bob" Woodie, of Manhattan Beach.

Mr. Woodie was considered to be familiar with the area. His planned four-day trek last October called for him to enter the national park through the Inyo National Forest via Bishop Pass, which approaches 12,000 feet in elevation. The backpacker had checked in electronically with his family three days into his trip.

Crews searched for a week last fall before wintry weather forced them out of the high country. The search area consisted of Bishop Pass, Dusy Basin, Barrett Lakes, and the John Muir Trail/Pacific Crest Trail between Muir Pass and Mather Pass. More than 130 personnel participated in the multi-agency search.

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