OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A cold, tired and hungry but otherwise healthy British Columbia hiker was found Thursday morning southeast of Marymere Falls after he had been missing for nearly two days.
David Galbraith, 51, had been missing since Tuesday afternoon after he separated from a hiking companion at the intersection of the Marymere Falls Trail and the Storm King Trail south of Lake Crescent.
An Olympic National Park search team found him at 11:15 a.m. Thursday near the junction of the Barnes Creek Trail and the Aurora Ridge Trail about 5 miles from the falls.
He hiked out accompanied by two rescuers but was not suffering from injuries or illness, according to park spokeswoman Barb Maynes.
Galbraith and his companion had walked together to Marymere Falls where Galbraith, of Victoria, decided to hike the 2.2-mile Storm King Trail.
His companion returned to the parking area at about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday.
Galbraith was reported missing about six hours later.
More than 20 people, including 14 ground searchers, searchers in a helicopter and two search dogs, combed the Mount Storm King area.
