KELSO, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have found the body of an Army lieutenant reported missing near Mount St. Helens.
The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office said hikers found 1st Lt. Brian Yang on a ridge below them in the Mt. Whittier area on Wednesday afternoon.
Searchers say he appeared to have fallen about 200 feet down a steep embankment. He was last seen at the Coldwater Trail Head around noon Sunday.
According to its Twitter account, the Army’s I Corps was aware of Yang’s absence and was involved in the search effort.