A body recovered on Mount Whitney has been identified as a 21-year-old hiker who went missing in November. Joseph Brambila vanished during an attempt to summit California’s highest peak solo to ...

Body found on the north face below the “Final 400” on the Mountaineers Route.

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...

A hiker was found dead after he soldiered on to climb the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States — while his partner turned back. The Inyo County Search and Rescue (SAR) team — a volunteer ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office in recovering a person who died on Mt. Whitney on Monday. Search and rescue teams from multiple agencies ...

UPDATE 12/21/25 at 6:40 p.m. ET — The Inyo County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Saturday, December 20, that the body recovered from Mt. Whitney was Joseph Brambila, according to a press release ...

The Fowler-O'Sullivan Foundation, which assists the families of missing hikers, is working with the Inyo County Sheriff's Department to locate Brambila, who is now feared dead A young hiker filmed a ...

A hiker died while attempting to climb Mt. Whitney this past weekend, one of a few recent fatalities that prompted the Inyo County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team to ...