65-year-old hiker missing in Kings Canyon National Park. He’s 6 feet, 4 inches tall
Rangers are looking for a 65-year-old hiker who has gone missing in Kings Canyon National Park.
Rangers said Paul Benson was last seen Wednesday, heading out for a hike at 8:40 a.m. in the Ranger Lake area of Kings Canyon National Park and supposed to later come back at Ranger Lake.
But he never returned.
Benson, rangers say, was part of an eight-person, multi-day backpacking trip hiking near Seville Lake, Lost Lake, Ranger Lake and JO Pass area.
The missing hiker is about 6 feet, 4 inches, weighs 200 pounds and is bald.
Benson was last seen wearing a red and gray jacket, a blue, purple and brown patterned fleece, tan or red clay pants and an olive brimmed hat, according to the rangers.
Anyone who was in the Ranger Lake area is asked to contact Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Dispatch at 559-565-3195.
