Body recovered in search for missing Mount Whitney hiker. Here’s what we know

Weeks after a hiker went missing during his attempt to summit Mount Whitney solo, searchers have recovered a body on California’s highest peak, officials said.

Joseph Brambila set out to climb the 14,505-foot peak by himself on Nov. 10 to celebrate his 21st birthday, The Fresno Bee previously reported.

However, Brambila didn’t return home as planned on Nov. 13 and his family reported him missing, according to SFGate and other media outlets…

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