Search for missing hiker called off
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September 15, 2000 |
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Story by Palm Springs KMIR Channel 6
Joshua Best, 35, of Palm
Springs, has been missing since Saturday
September 9th when he apparently went on a hike
in the mountains near Palm Springs with his
employer. When family members were unable to
contact Best on Sept. 11, they called the police.
Palm Spring Search and Rescue began a search the
following day in Chino Canyon near the tramway.
Thursday police learned the last sighting of Best might have been at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway by the bartender. Crews spent most of Thursday night searching the San Jacinto Mountains for Best but were unsuccessful. RMRU was called out at 7:30 am on Friday September 15th to assist with the search. The search was called off early Friday morning.
The search efforts resumed during the daylight hours on Saturday and Sunday with no luck.
Anyone with
information is asked to call Palm Springs Police
at (909) 323-8116.
On Sunday Sept 17th, officials called off the search temporarily. The Palm Springs Police Dept. took over the search from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. Best's car was found at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway parking lot on Monday. The man's family is especially concerned because Best suffers from a mental disorder.
Searchers
include teams from Riverside County, San
Bernardino County, and San Diego County.