The family of University of Washington anthropology professor Sam Dubal, who has been missing since Oct. 9 when he embarked on an overnight hike on Mount Rainier in Washington, has established a memorial fund and fellowship at UC Berkeley and at the University of Washington to honor his legacy.
Dubal went missing exactly a month before his 34
th birthday. He leaves behind his parents, Bharat and Saroj, and two sisters, Veena and Dena.
Mount Rainier National Park Service search and rescue teams conducted an intensive search for the missing Indian American researcher, who was hiking alone on the 17-mile loop trail. The search and rescue team, which at one point consisted of 50 people, used aerial drones, helicopters, canines, and other search mechanisms.