Search Underway for Hiker in Joshua Tree NP
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 9:57 Jeff Lehman Currently teams are working a search for a missing hiker in the Black Rock Campground area of Joshua Tree NP. Members of the following teams are on scene at the search: Bear Valley SAR, San Bernardino Mountain SAR, Morongo Basin SAR, Morongo Basin Mounted SAR, Rim SAR, Wrightwood Phelan SAR, San Gorgonio SAR, Cave & Technical Rescue Team
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National Park Service Press Release
Article on missing hiker's activities in Downtown Los Angeles
LA Times article on missing hiker
Jeff Lehman
After 5 days of searching, and a tenacious tracking effort, Ed Rosenthal was located in Joshua Tree National Park. Based upon the tracking evidence, resources were deployed near where Rosenthal was eventually located. After inserting a team, the airship was searching a nearby location and saw Rosenthal waving his trekking pole. After an appropriate LZ was located, the aircrew assisted Mr. Rosenthal to the airship for evacuation.
The map has been updated with Mr. Rosensthal's location.