WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A hiker was found "alive and well" in North Cascades National Park a month after he was reported missing.
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) was notified Aug. 3 by the North Cascades National Park that there was an abandoned vehicle at the Hannegan Pass trailhead. A dog was found eight miles in, near the Chilliwack River.
The dog belonged to Robert Schock, a hiker who was last seen in the area on July 31 by hikers. The hikers said Schock did not have any overnight equipment with him.
Between Aug. 4 and Aug. 7, WCSO went to look at Schock's vehicle and found the windows rolled down, and his wallet on the dashboard. North Cascades National Park rangers conducted multiple ground searches in the area but could not find him.
WCSO and park rangers launched a helicopter search Aug. 7, landing in the area where Shrock's dog was found, but there was no trace of him.
Deputies conducted a "detailed ground search" of Hannegan Pass Aug. 16 but again found no trace of Schock. On the same day, the US Border Patrol conducted a search for Schock in the Chilliwack Basin and conducted another ground search where Schock's dog was found, but they were not able to find him.
All WCSO deputies, North Cascades National Park rangers and Search and Rescue Personnel were notified of Schrock's disappearance in the remote area.
More than a month after Schtock was reported missing, WCSO deputies were notified that he was found "alive and well" in the Chilliwack Basin on Friday.