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by SEKI Public Affairs on Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:41 pm

Please call if you have any information about this overdue hiker (Oct. 24)--www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/newsreleases.htm.
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More info here:

http://www.highsierratopix.com/communit ... f=1&t=8537

Thanks for posting this. Hopefully, someone that reads this ran into Larry after he went over Taboose Pass.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks News Release
For Immediate Release: October 25, 2012
Contact: Dana M. Dierkes
Phone: (559) 565-3131 (office) and (559) 679-2866 (cell)
Search for Missing Hiker at Kings Canyon National Park and
in the Inyo National Forest Continues
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA – The search for missing hiker Lawrence (Larry) Conn, a
53-year-old man from Pacific Palisades, California, continues at Kings Canyon National Park and in the
adjacent Inyo National Forest. As of October 25, a total of 20 staff from Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks and the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department are involved in the search-and-rescue, which
includes on-the-ground operations and three helicopters, including one with thermal imaging technology.
The incident is being managed by both Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the Inyo County
Sheriff’s Department, with additional support from the Air National Guard and the California Highway Patrol.
On October 24, two helicopters and approximately 12 people from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
and the Inyo County Sheriff’s Department participated in search operations. Efforts were hampered by snow
and high winds.
On Friday, October 19, 2012, Conn started his hike at the Taboose Creek Trailhead in the southern portion of
the Sierra Nevada in the Inyo National Forest with plans to travel over Taboose Pass toward the John Muir Trail
in Kings Canyon National Park. His route may have included Split Mountain and areas to the south, including
Pinchot Pass. He planned to return to the Taboose Creek Trailhead on Monday, October 22, 2012. (See flyer.)
The search area is in rugged terrain at 10,000-12,000 feet in elevation. Approximately 1 to 1-1/2 feet of snow is
on the ground in the search area. (See attached photo.) Temperatures range from the mid-30s in the day to the
low-20s at night (degrees Fahrenheit).

Still no news. There are 2 other hikers reported missing by the San Jose Mercury News, Matthew Hanson of Visalia in the vicinity of Shaver Lake and Nathan Sperring in The Desolation Wilderness.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21874552/crews-looking-2-missing-hikers-sierra

Mr Hanson and Mr Sperring were found and doing well. Best wishes for Larry Conn, I hope he's OK. He hasn't been located, now on day 7.

Due to lack of any clues and incoming weather the official search for a missing hiker Lawrence (Larry) Conn in the Sierra has been discontinued, at least for now. However, a few people volunteered to precede the citizen search.
http://www.nps.gov/seki/parknews/newsreleases.htm