ASHFORD, Wash. (AP) — Search teams are looking for a 45-year-old Auburn man who didn’t return as scheduled from an overnight backpacking trip.
A spokeswoman for the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says the man set out south of Mount Rainier National Park on Saturday and was supposed to return Sunday. He’s well-equipped and experienced, but there’s been no word of him.
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