Found Deceased CA - Daniel Komins,34, Missing Hiker, Trinity Alps, 11 Aug 2019

[Suglo]

Hiker disappears in Northern California mountains on 5-day hike

“Daniel Komins had embarked on a solo hiking trip in the Trinity Alps, about 75 miles northwest of Redding, on Aug. 10. He has not been seen since one day later when backpackers told the Trinity County Sheriff's Office they had seen him on the trail.”

“Authorities suspended search-and-rescue operations for a missing hiker in the mountains of Northern California on Friday night, but said they planned to return to the area on Saturday.”

Hiker disappears in Northern California mountains on 5-day hike

 

[Suglo]

Officials say the missing Trinity Alps hiker, who has been missing for a week, may have deviated from his initial itinerary.

Officials says missing Trinity Alps hiker may have deviated from his initial itinerary

 

[Suglo]

“Search-and-rescue teams are combing a rugged piece of Northern California wilderness, hoping to find a hiker reported missing Wednesday.

Blue Lake resident Daniel Komins, 34, is an experienced backpacker and an emergency medical technician, said officials with the Trinity County Sheriff’s Department. When he failed to return home Wednesday evening from a solo, five-day backpacking trip in the Trinity Alps, his girlfriend called police.”

Hiker Daniel Komins missing in California's Trinity Alps

 

[Knox]

Sorry for the off-topic, but this was a pretty amazing survival story. Mt. Shasta hiker survives 20 foot fall into crevasse, describes experience

LoCO Staff / Today @ 9:07 a.m. / Emergencies, Emergency
California National Guard, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Join Effort to Find Missing Trinity Alps Hiker From Blue Lake

The search effort for Daniel Komins continues. | Photos provided by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.

Trinity County Sheriff’s Office press release:

The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins continued throughout the day of August 17, 2019.

Approximately sixty Search and Rescue members are assigned to the search effort. Approximately twenty of these members are assigned to operations, logistics and command related tasks, while forty members are on foot in the Trinity Alps.

The story was updated at 9:07 this morning, so I guess the infrared helicopter search last night was unsuccessful. Hoping for good news today!!

 

[kodi]

This is such a beautiful area but so much forest. Praying he’s just injured and he’s been able to treat himself and is currently holed up awaiting rescue.

 

[Suglo]

Sorry for the off-topic, but this was a pretty amazing survival story. Mt. Shasta hiker survives 20 foot fall into crevasse, describes experience

LoCO Staff / Today @ 9:07 a.m. / Emergencies, Emergency
California National Guard, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Join Effort to Find Missing Trinity Alps Hiker From Blue Lake

The search effort for Daniel Komins continues. | Photos provided by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.

Trinity County Sheriff’s Office press release:

The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins continued throughout the day of August 17, 2019.

Approximately sixty Search and Rescue members are assigned to the search effort. Approximately twenty of these members are assigned to operations, logistics and command related tasks, while forty members are on foot in the Trinity Alps.

The story was updated at 9:07 this morning, so I guess the infrared helicopter search last night was unsuccessful. Hoping for good news today!!

Wow did she (both of them) get lucky! I know glissading can be a lot of fun but I would never do it in an area I wasn’t sure of. Glad they both made it off the mountain.

 

[Knox]

Wow did she (both of them) get lucky! I know glissading can be a lot of fun but I would never do it in an area I wasn’t sure of. Glad they both made it off the mountain.

Amazing rescue story, huge kudos to the SAR folks who risk their own lives to save others!! I'd never heard of glissading, have you done it Suglo?

 

[Suglo]

Amazing rescue story, huge kudos to the SAR folks who risk their own lives to save others!! I'd never heard of glissading, have you done it Suglo?

I haven’t. I’m too much of a scaredy cat to try it

 

[swanniee11]

FB Danko Mins
He made a post while on his camping trip on the 11th.

 

[Knox]

FB Danko Mins
He made a post while on his camping trip on the 11th.

Daniel's facebook page says he is 'Volunteer Firefighter/EMT at Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department'
Hope that training serves him well.

One of the images from the hikers who met up with Daniel in the early part of his journey.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/08/daniel-komins

 

[Knox]

Nazy Javid
1 hr ·
MISSING HIKER | AUG. 18 UPDATE: My SAR sources from Humboldt had a personal briefing around 8 a.m. Sunday as they continue to search for Dan Komins. Here is the latest from them:

Due to teams being deployed yesterday and staying overnight, attendance at this morning's briefing was minimal.

• 12 teams deployed yesterday, very difficult terrain.
• 2 minor injuries and a dog injury.
• A team is being deployed and inserted in a new high probability area and will work from that down.
• A cadaver dog is being deployed for a high probability area/hazard black hole, approximately 2-2.5 up the trailhead.
• Teams that were deployed yesterday will get picked up and brought back to command around 2 p.m., there will be NO overnight teams.
• Will deploy new teams tomorrow.
• Helicopter resources: one National Guard, one CHP (already off the ground and searching)
• Some of Dan’s friends have returned from their 2 day search with evidence of footprints that match Dans shoes, teams will be focusing on that area, as well as continued search in all other places with high probability of where he may be.
• EMS/Fire friends will also be returning to command, we are waiting for them as they are currently hiking out to brief some more, make new plans, restock and for them to redeploy.
• Received 3 GPS donations for people who are wanting to go out and help, and several donations received at Blue Lake Fire that will be brought over and deployed.

"Dan’s mom, Susan, came to command post yesterday and we are all staying positive. There are a lot of people brainstorming and making plans," they said.

Twitter for updates:
https://twitter.com/nazyjavid?s=09

Here is another photo of Dan, and more photos from today's search operations:

 

[zecats]

Daniel Komins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

In the Trinity Alps of Northern California, a firefighter and first responder who has long experience in those hills, set off for what was to be a few days hike. Now, with his car found empty and in the same spot he parked it on Aug. 10 and no word for more than a week, despite having a GPS tracker with him, and a cell phone. The last anyone heard a word was on Aug. 11.

*What might cause his GPS tracker to be nonfunctional? Cell phone I get, with service probably lacking, but a tracker is something I hear all the time as being recommended to take on hikes such as this. Does a tracker run on batteries?If he fell into a crevasse, would it cease to transmit?

Seems he did the right things to pursue this hike and yet he is missing. Still hopeful since he is prepared and skilled at hiking as well as emergencies.

 

[Knox]

Nazy Javid
6 mins ·
HEARTBREAKING UPDATE: Missing hiker Dan Komins has been found deceased, according to the Trinity County Sheriff's Office.

PRESS RELEASE
Search and Rescue/Missing Person
Case Number: 2019-001029
Aug. 18, 2019

The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins continued throughout the day of Aug. 18, 2019.

The twelve Search and Rescue teams, referenced in previous press releases, began searching their respective areas around first light.

During the late morning, a California Highway Patrol helicopter observed what appeared to be a backpack. The backpack had been off trail, between L Lake and Mirror Lake.

Ground search teams, who were already near the area, went to the location of the backpack in an effort to recover it. The backpack was recovered and later determined to have belonged to Komins.

Search and Rescue members continued to search the area near the backpack, and later located Komins, who was deceased.

Komins’ remains were flown from the area via helicopter.

A preliminary investigation appears to indicate that Komins may have fallen in the steep and rocky terrain.

Although this was not the outcome that was wanted, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office as well as family members of Komins, wanted to thank the Search and Rescue members as well as all other volunteers, for assisting in bringing Daniel Komins home.

Once additional information is obtained, further press releases shall be issued.

Persons of Interest:
Daniel Komins, Date of Birth: April 12, 1985

Agencies involved:
Trinity County Sheriff’s Office
Trinity County Search and Rescue
Trinity County Sheriff’s Auxiliary
Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit
Butte County Search and Rescue
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
California Highway Patrol
California National Guard
Contra Costa County Search and Rescue
Marin County Search and Rescue
Civil Air Patrol
Shasta County Search and Rescue
United States Forest Service

 

[Knox]

@Suglo, not the outcome we were hoping for

 

[Tssiemer]

Awwww no

 

[zecats]

Nazy Javid
6 mins ·
HEARTBREAKING UPDATE: Missing hiker Dan Komins has been found deceased, according to the Trinity County Sheriff's Office.

PRESS RELEASE
Search and Rescue/Missing Person
Case Number: 2019-001029
Aug. 18, 2019

The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins continued throughout the day of Aug. 18, 2019.

The twelve Search and Rescue teams, referenced in previous press releases, began searching their respective areas around first light.

During the late morning, a California Highway Patrol helicopter observed what appeared to be a backpack. The backpack had been off trail, between L Lake and Mirror Lake.

Ground search teams, who were already near the area, went to the location of the backpack in an effort to recover it. The backpack was recovered and later determined to have belonged to Komins.

Search and Rescue members continued to search the area near the backpack, and later located Komins, who was deceased.

Komins’ remains were flown from the area via helicopter.

A preliminary investigation appears to indicate that Komins may have fallen in the steep and rocky terrain.

Although this was not the outcome that was wanted, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office as well as family members of Komins, wanted to thank the Search and Rescue members as well as all other volunteers, for assisting in bringing Daniel Komins home.

Once additional information is obtained, further press releases shall be issued.

Persons of Interest:
Daniel Komins, Date of Birth: April 12, 1985

Agencies involved:
Trinity County Sheriff’s Office
Trinity County Search and Rescue
Trinity County Sheriff’s Auxiliary
Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit
Butte County Search and Rescue
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
California Highway Patrol
California National Guard
Contra Costa County Search and Rescue
Marin County Search and Rescue
Civil Air Patrol
Shasta County Search and Rescue
United States Forest Service

Sad. It was one of the possible outcomes of course, but I was still hopeful..as of about 20 minutes ago. Thanks @Knox for finding this info.

I remember that journalist reporting when the 2 little girls wandered away a few months ago in Humboldt County. She seems to be on top of things around that area.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Daniel Komins: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

In the Trinity Alps of Northern California, a firefighter and first responder who has long experience in those hills, set off for what was to be a few days hike. Now, with his car found empty and in the same spot he parked it on Aug. 10 and no word for more than a week, despite having a GPS tracker with him, and a cell phone. The last anyone heard a word was on Aug. 11.

*What might cause his GPS tracker to be nonfunctional? Cell phone I get, with service probably lacking, but a tracker is something I hear all the time as being recommended to take on hikes such as this. Does a tracker run on batteries?If he fell into a crevasse, would it cease to transmit?

Seems he did the right things to pursue this hike and yet he is missing. Still hopeful since he is prepared and skilled at hiking as well as emergencies.

Great article...thanks for posting it ze. Oh how I hope he is found quickly.....time is running out.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Aw, i’m So sorry he has been found deceased.

 

[zecats]

Great article...thanks for posting it ze. Oh how I hope he is found quickly.....time is running out.

Too late. Read above...my hopes didn't last very long.

 

[Suglo]

@Suglo, not the outcome we were hoping for

Oh no! I was just reading the update on FB and came back to see this. So tragic