Found Deceased WA - Jeremiah Adams, 24, Olympic National Forest, 4 May 2018

[JerseyGirl]

Jeremiah Adams, 24, was last seen Friday morning when he left for a hike. He didn't meet up with friends for a planned hike on Saturday. Monday night, his fellow sailors found his silver 2013 Ford Fiesta at the Lower Greywolf Trailhead. Adams is a white man who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has blue eyes and short blond hair. Adams is a sailor stationed in Bremerton aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

http://komonews.com/news/local/bremerton-based-sailor-missing-in-olympics

 

[JerseyGirl]

still missing, family planning on searching: http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...oswego-east-missing-sailor-st-0510-story.html

 

[cybervampira]

Authorities searching for missing Nimitz sailor in Washington state national forest

Officials continued to search Friday for an aircraft carrier Nimitz sailor who has been missing since May 4, when he went hiking in a Washington state national forest and never returned.

Electrician’s Mate Nuclear Power 2nd Class Jeremiah Adams went out alone for a day hike in the Olympic National Forest, according to police.

His friends got worried when he didn’t show up for a hike last Saturday, and they called the sheriff’s office on Monday when he didn’t show up for work, according to Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian King.

Adams’ car has been found at one of the trail heads, and search operations are ongoing for the 24-year-old, he said.

“We’ve come up with really zero, no tangible evidence that’s assisting us in further identifying a potential location where he may have gone,” King said. “We have his vehicle, we have a trailhead, it’s our assumption that is where he went.”

The trail is popular, so finding distinct footprints or other clues has proven difficult, he said.

The search has involved scent dogs using clothing in Adams’ car, as well as cadaver dogs, King said.

Olympic National Forest and the adjacent park “is rugged country,” he said.

“Don’t hike alone,” King warned. “While the majority of hikers are safe every day, there’s a lot that can happen to a person when you’re hiking alone.”

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https://www.navytimes.com/news/your...z-sailor-in-washington-state-national-forest/

 

[cybervampira]

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/clallamcountysheriff/posts/1966491340028720

 

[GraceG]

A hiker reported n May 2nd they were unable to access the lower portion of Gray Wolf Trail #834 due to a slide about 1 mile north of the Slab Camp junction with the Gray Wolf Trail. That might have meant a change in plans as to what actual trail he would take. Map of the area and user comments in the link.


https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recreation/recarea/?recid=4792

 

[cybervampira]

Missing sailor found dead in Olympics

SEQUIM, Wash. -- A Bremerton-based sailor who has been missing for more than a week has been found dead off a hiking trail in the Olympics.

A group of three hikers on the Gray Wolf Trail discovered the body of Jeremiah Adams on Saturday afternoon, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office says.

His body was discovered about six miles down the trail at a bridge washout. The body was down an embankment.

Clallam County Search and Rescue hiked in and found the body. They believe it is Adams, based on physical description and clothing, the Sheriff's Office says.

The Sheriff's Office said foul play is not suspected. An autopsy will be performed.

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http://komonews.com/news/local/missing-sailor-found-dead-in-olympics

 

[GraceG]

That is so sad. My stepbrother and stepsister live in Sequim and I know that area well. The Trail Association has a warning on their website not to attempt to travel up to where the washout and bridge are and to "just turn around" but he may not have been aware.Prayers for his family and Navy colleagues.https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/gray-wolf-river