Backpacker missing in Yosemite National Park in California. He’s two weeks overdue
Park rangers are searching for a missing backpacker who vanished while hiking in Yosemite National Park.
Kirk S. Thomas Olsen went missing near Ostrander Lake during a trip to the backcountry spot scheduled for Aug. 23-27.
He’s overdue two weeks, the park posted on social media Thursday.
Olsen, 61, is 6-foot and 190 pounds with blonde hair, blue eyes and a fair complexion.
Rangers ask if anyone saw Olsen from Aug. 23-27 to contact the ISB tip line 888-653-0009 or go online to go.nps.gov/SubmitATip or email nps_isb@nps.gov.
This story was originally published September 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee