On Monday, June 15, the body of the missing hiker was found “partially submerged in water at the bottom of a cliff,” officials said
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- Heath Didier, 49, was found dead hours after he called for help while hiking on a trail in Alaska over the weekend
- The Portland resident reported that he was “lost” and “cold” and didn’t have proper equipment
- Officials said rescue teams would return to recover his body on Tuesday, June 16
A 49-year-old Oregon man was found dead hours after he called for help while lost on a hiking trail in Alaska.
The search began at 9:37 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 14, when Heath Didier, from Portland, reported to officials that he was lost in the Deer Mountain Trail area in Ketchikan, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement.
“He reported that he was lost, cold, and not equipped with water, food, proper clothing, or other survival gear,” officials said. Emergency dispatch last heard from the hiker that night at 10:24 p.m…