Overview

• The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the body was the missing 49-year-old, whose name has not been released.
• A separate hiker called 911 on Wednesday to report an unresponsive person at the base of Wiesendanger Falls along the Larch Mountain Trail near Multnomah Falls.
• MCSO’s Green Hornets search-and-rescue team located the body and confirmed the death at the scene.
• The Oregon State Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, which officials indicated may be consistent with a fall pending confirmation.
• The hiker began his trek Tuesday and later phoned his father saying he was “a little bit lost,” after which the father tried to guide him and reported him missing the next morning as officials reiterated advice to call 911 and stay put if lost.