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The physique of an skilled hiker was discovered on the base of a waterfall after she went lacking days earlier throughout a Northern California hike.
Monterey County Sheriff Tina M. Nieto confirmed throughout a information convention on Friday that the physique of 30-year-old Caroline Meister was discovered by search and rescue groups round 10:45 a.m. PST on the base of a waterfall close to a path within the Ventana Wilderness.
Foul play just isn’t suspected, police mentioned.
The coroner has but to verify the reason for dying, however the Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned that her accidents had been “constant” with a fall from a top.
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The Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned that 30-year-old Caroline Meister’s physique was discovered on Friday morning in California. (The Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Meister had been lacking since Monday, March 18, after she launched into a hike from the Tassajara Zen Mountain Heart.
Authorities mentioned that Meister was an skilled hiker and was solely carrying snacks for the day and was not dressed or outfitted for an in a single day keep when she disappeared.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced that search and rescue groups discovered the physique of 30-year-old Carolina Meister (The Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Search and rescue groups carried out in depth searches throughout a large space.
“The Monterey County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Workforce, Drone Workforce and a California Freeway Patrol Helicopter have been working collaboratively all through the day to try to find Caroline,” police mentioned.
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Residents on the Tassajara Zen Mountain Heart instructed authorities that Meister instructed them that she was planning on climbing a loop that might lead again to the Zen Mountain Heart. She additionally talked about climbing the “Windcave Path.”
Burnt timber line the bottom after the Basin Advanced Fireplace burned greater than 100,000 acres within the Ventana Wilderness space and Los Padres Nationwide Forest close to Huge Sur, California, U.S. (Ryan Anson/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)
Police described the 30-year-old as a white grownup feminine, 5 ft, 6 inches tall, weighing 150 kilos.
She had lengthy brown hair that was probably tied again and was final seen carrying teal boots with a blue bag.
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The Monterey County Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.
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