After being reported missing nearly a week ago, hiker Taylor Rodriguez was found deceased on a Mount Whitney trail.

A hiker was reported missing after he failed to return home from his hike up Mount Whitney on Dec. 30. Search teams continue scouring the area.

The shortest trail route from the mountain's base to its summit stretches 10.7 miles, as per NPS. Mount Whitney is also the most frequently climbed mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada.

Authorities located the truck he drove from Texas in a parking lot near the trail entrance. Volunteer teams from the Inyo County Search & Rescue were looking for Rodriguez on the main Mt. Whitney ...

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The organization believes Rodriguez began the hike on Dec. 30 ... remain actively engaged in the ongoing search efforts on Mt. Whitney,” Inyo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lindsey ...

The body of a missing Texas man was found in the Mt. Whitney area, authorities announced ... of 12,000 feet near North Fork Lone Pine Creek Trail. Orange County Fire Authority firefighter Kevin ...

The search for the San Antonio man who went missing after hiking on Mount Whitney in California has come to a tragic end, according to Inyo County Sheriff's Office. Crews found the body of Taylor ...

asking anyone who had been on Mount Whitney between December 30 and January 2 to report any sightings of Rodriguez. The search ended on Saturday when rescuers found his body on a remote trail. Detail ...