CA CA - Yosemite National Park, WhtMale, 18-25, UP86777, "hippie like" appearance, black hair, near Mt.Tressider summit, Sept'68

[heartanium]

I don't think he has a thread but please merge if he does.

Unidentified Male
Namus UP86777
Doe Network 2394UMCA
D.B.F: September 9, 1968
Estimated PMI: ~5 weeks
Estimated year of death: 1968
Location Found: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California

Vital Information:
Race: White/Caucasian
Age: 18-25
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175lbs
Hair: Black, "long and heavy"
Eyes: Unknown
Clothing: Found nude. Pair of trousers found nearby.
Scars/Marks: None mentioned
Circumstances: The deceased was discovered by climbers about 400 feet from the summit of Mt. Tressider in Yosemite National Park. He is described as looking "hippie like", and had "long, heavy black hair." He was found nude, but trousers were found several feet above the body. It could not be confirmed if it belonged to him. It is estimated he died within weeks to a few months prior to being discovered.

Autopsy results showed a fractured ankle and crushed chest. LE suspected that he could have suffered from a fall. Official cause of death was listed as exposure.

Media:
10 September 1968, The Fresno Bee, pg 21

Contact Information
ME/C Case Number: 43175

Agency Name: Mariposa County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Andrea Stewart, Assistant Coroner
Agency Phone Number: (209) 966-3614
Agency E-Mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: 43175

Agency Name: National Park Service - Yosemite
Agency Contact Person: Steve Yu, Special Agent
Agency Phone Number: 1-888-653-0009
Agency E-Mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: U763718086
Former Hot Case Number: 429

Exclusions:
None

 

[Kael1029]

Unfortunately, if he was a hippie, due to the high amount of hippie transients during the 60's, I find it unlikely that his family was looking for him, probably assuming he just cut off contact to live an alternative lifestyle. Perhaps they are looking for them now but this case seems like one that will need to be solved with DNA.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[FlyOfDragons]

here's the section on John Doe in the 2007 book Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite (accessed through the Internet Archive, pp. 472-3, 481).
[note: some of the description seems to be a little insensitive / doesn't seem to take the death quite seriously. i'm not trying to excuse it or anything, but it should be noted that a) there's a whole introduction of the book about the authors' intentions, and b) this book was written by a jaded former park ranger/search&rescuer (also c) this also covers every death and disappearance in Yosemite up to 2006, so i imagine they had to get a bit creative with descriptions eventually...). otherwise this has a lot of new, interesting info on John Doe not mentioned elsewhere]

ETA i should also mention that the authors had access to official Park records while researching the book