Missing Sequoia National Park hiker found dead

Monday, November 28, 2016
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Search and rescue crews located the body of a hiker Monday after he went missing last week at Sequoia National Park.

Officials with the National Park Service said 41-year-old Vince Scalise of Phoenix was supposed to return from a hike at Middle Fork Trailhead last Wednesday but never did. A search for Scalise was issued and crews worked over the weekend, but they were hampered by bad weather.
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Scalise's body was found at the junction of Panther Creek and the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River.

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