Body of missing hiker found in North Cascades
Thomas Simonseth, 66, left his Mount Vernon home in May to go on a day hike up the Hidden Lake Trail and never returned.
Credit: Courtesy of Skagit County Sheriff's Office
Thomas Simonseth, 66, of Mount Vernon.
Author: KING 5 Staff
Updated: 10:29 PM PDT July 29, 2021
INYO COUNTY, Calif. — The body of a hiker who went missing this spring in the Hidden Lakes Trail area of Skagit County was found Thursday, according to the Skagit County Sheriff's Office.
The body believed to be that of Thomas Simonseth, 66, was found by searchers at about 8:23 a.m. Thursday. His body was recovered with help from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Helicopter Team.