OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — National Park rangers were on trails today looking for a dead body reported in the park this afternoon, said Barb Maynes, spokeswoman for Olympic National Park.
“We have received several reports from park visitors that there is a dead body by a trail between Hurricane Ridge and Lake Angeles,” Maynes said.
Maynes did not have details on what trail specifically was being searched or information on a possible identity for the body.
As of this evening, several rangers who were responding to the report had not yet reached the body, she said.
Maynes said there was not yet any indication of the cause of death for the person based on the reports but added that there was no report of any sign of violence.
Rangers had not yet confirmed the presence of the body, but she said that because of the number of independent reports, there was some confidence the reports were not a hoax.
Once the rangers reach the body, they will initiate an investigation, she said.
