Missing hiker ‘self-rescued’, found fifty miles away from where last seen

SEQUIM, Wash. — A hiker has been reunited with friends and families after gone missing for days, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a press release on Saturday.

44-year-old Hunter Fraser ‘self-rescued’ with the assistance of other hikers at the Dosewallips River Trail located within Olympic National Park — more than fifty miles away where he was last seen at Camp Slab on Wednesday.

Fraser was driven to Quilcene where he was met by loved ones and medical responders on Saturday.

Fraser was set to complete a 40-mile backpacking trip and intended to be back in Seattle on June 7 but multiple agencies were called to a rescue call for a missing hiker on June 8 after he was reported ‘overdue’ by a family member.

90 search and rescue personnel were involved in the search.

“Olympic National Park wants to extend gratitude to the numerous organizations that helped with the search operations: Washington State SAR Planning Unit, Quilcene Fire & Rescue, Snohomish County Volunteer SAR, Kitsap County ESAR, Jefferson County SAR, Olympic Mountain Rescue, Pierce County ESAR, Tacoma Mountain Rescue, Clallam County SAR, Mount Rainier National Park, U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard.” NPS stated.

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