A view from the PCT in Washington State.
In a developing story, two hikers on the PCT sent out a beacon signal from somewhere in Chelan County, and two search and rescue teams have been unable to locate them so far. Officials aren't clear what caused the hikers to activate their beacon, and they are waiting for the weather to clear so they can initiate a helicopter search.
Now, KOMO reports that the hikers are safe.
After a weekend responding to calls of hikers in distress, rescue teams urge people to prepare themselves better for wilderness conditions.
The 34-year-old Ohio man disappeared last fall near White Pass.
Lingering snow continues to get unprepared hikers into trouble on the Cascade peak.
Search & Rescue crews helped two unprepared hikers who got into trouble in the Central Cascades' early-season snowpack.
65 Search & Rescue crew members rallied to help save a severely injured hiker.
Kimberly Haines, missing for days after a trail run, makes contact by cell phone signal.
Rescuers were unable to find a skier who plunged through a snow bridge into Pebble Creek.
Crews responded after a hiker fell from a Carbonado-area trail.
The two Bellingham men disappeared from the Mt. Baker backcountry.
