Missing hiker on the trails of Mt. Whitney found safe by search crews
The Austin man went missing on Thursday, but a late season winter storm delayed the search until the weekend.
Author: Associated Press, Samantha Solomon (ABC10)
Published: 5:50 AM PDT May 24, 2021
Updated: 5:50 AM PDT May 24, 2021
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. — Rescuers who searched by land and by air for a Texas man who went missing on the trails of snowy Mt. Whitney on Thursday, May 20 had some good news to report after hours of searching.
After reaching the summit of the tallest mountain in the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, Edward Lee Alderman, 33, of Austin was reported missing on Friday after he and a hiking partner separated somewhere near the summit, rangers at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks said.