Found Remains Believed To Be Those Of Man Missing For Two Years

The remains of a man reported missing nearly two years ago in the McClellan Meadows area within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest are believed to have been found.  The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says a search mission on Saturday for 69-year-old John Hopkins of Seattle, who was reported as a missing person in November of 2022, recovered human remains believed to be Hopkins.  The Sheriff’s Office says the remains will be sent out for forensic DNA analysis to confirm the remains are those of Hopkins.  Back in November 2022, Hopkins’ rented vehicle was located in the McClellan Meadows Sno-Park parking area, but Hopkins was not located.  In 2023, hunters located belongings believed to associated with Hopkins about one-and-a-half miles from where the vehicle was found, but no human remains were located at the time.  Volunteers from both the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and Silver Star Rescue Team took part in Saturday’s search.

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