Yosemite Blog

Category: missing

  • Missing Hiker Found

    John Paul Chaufan Field, the hiker missing in the Kibbie Lake area of Yosemite National Park, has been found safe and is reported to be in good condition. Chaufan Field was spotted by the park’s contract helicopter at approximately 3:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon near Edith Lake, approximately five miles east of Kibbie Lake, the point…

  • Help Find a Missing Hiker

    If you were in the Kibbie Lake area you can help find a missing hiker who is overdue. Yosemite National Park is searching for John Paul Chaufan Field, 22 years old, a college student who is attending the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC). Chaufan Field was last seen near Kibbie Lake in the…

  • Missing Skier Found

    The body of a skier missing for 2 weeks has been found.

  • Hiker Missing Near Upper Yosemite Falls

    Yosemite National Park is searching for 30 year old George Penca, from Hawthorne, California. Penca, who has been missing since Friday, June 17 was last seen on the Upper Yosemite Fall trail in Yosemite Valley where he was hiking with a group of people from his church.

  • Missing Hiker Found!

    Ben Wong, who we asked for help in finding in the previous post, has been found alive and well thanks to a hikers tip. Thank you to everyone who helped out and called in.

  • Missing Hiker in Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Creek, May Lake, Sunrise Lakes and Cathedral Lakes Area

    Ben Wong started his hike on August 18th and intended to hike from the Yosemite Falls trailhead to Yosemite Creek, then on to May Lake, Sunrise Lake and complete his hike at the Cathedral Lakes trailhead in Tuolumne Meadows on August 21st, Friday. If you’ve hiked in the Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Creek, May Lake, Sunrise…

  • Missing Person: Joshua Gunther

    Joshua Gunther obtained a wilderness permit to enter the Yosemite backcountry via the Ostrander Lake Trailhead on Saturday, June 27, 2009. He was due out at the same trailhead on Sunday, July 5th. Joshua did not report to work on July 6th or July 7th and is possibly still in the Yosemite area. Joshua may…