The National Park Service said the search and rescue operations concluded after they found the hikers’ remains on Tuesday.
SUNRISE, Wash. — Search and rescue crews found the two climbers reported missing in the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park near Wilson Glacier earlier this week, according to the National Park Service.
In an email to KING 5 News, the family of Ben Watson, 35, said Watson failed to check in with the park service Sunday night, as expected. The brother-in-law said the family was informed of the missed check-in on Monday, prompting concern.
Watson’s relatives traveled from the East Coast, including Virginia, Maryland
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