Tragedy as body of missing hiker recovered from Montana mountain

04 September 2023 , 08:13

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The body of Adam Fuselier was found by a search team (Image: Glacier National Park)

The body of a missing hiker in Montana has been found after he went missing last week.

Adam Fuselier, 32, was last heard from in Castle Pines on August 29, according to a release by the National Park Service (NPS). Authorities said Fuselier's car was left on the Logan pass at a height of 6646ft (2025m), this is the highest point in the park that is reachable by car.

Nearby is Reynolds Mountain, which the NPS believed at the time that Fuselier may have been to climb. Search crews found Fuselier's body on Reynolds Mountain on Friday last week.

A dog team, two helicopters and over 50 searchers looked for Fuselier and the NPS said "credible tips" were key to finding the body.

A statement from the NPS said: The body of missing climber Adam Fuselier, a 32-year-old man from Castle Pines, Colorado, was found by NPS ground searchers at approximately 11am today...

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"The park and Fuselier’s family would like to thank visitors for calls to the tip line that directly contributed to finding Fuselier’s remains."

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A dog team, two helicopters and over 50 searchers looked for Fuselier (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A US Forest Service helicopter transported Fuselier's body, which was taken from Reynolds Mountain to West Glacier, Montana.

The statement added: "Family last heard from Fuselier on Tuesday afternoon. Rangers were alerted on Wednesday morning that he was overdue from his Reynolds Mountain climb. Rangers located his vehicle at Logan Pass later that day.

"The ground search for Fuselier began on Wednesday, August 30 in rainy, windy, and foggy conditions. Two Bear Air joined the search on Thursday as weather improved. This morning, a USFS helicopter joined air search operations. Today over 50 searchers, a dog team and two helicopters were deployed for the search."

'Credible tips' were key to finding Fuselier's body (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The statement continued: "Glacier National Park officials and Fuselier’s family would like to thank the following for their assistance: North Valley Search and Rescue, Flathead County Search and Rescue, US Forest Service, Flathead County Sheriff’s Department, Two Bear Air Rescue, NPS staff and members of the public who provided tips. Although this was not the desired outcome, the conclusion of the search was brought about in a more timely manner because of the efforts of all who contributed."

Reynolds Mountain is located in Glacier National Park, where a University of Kansas student from Saudi Arabia, 28, tragically downed in May. The individual, named as Atheer Abdulrahman S. Alquahtani, "fell off a rocky overhang into Avalanche Creek and was swept into the gorge."

NPS said: "According to friends traveling with Alquahtani, she had just finished her first year of her master’s degree at [the] University of Kansas and was on a road trip tour of national parks to celebrate. Friends described her as a risk taker who loved getting in and being near water."

Benjamin Lynch