Ground searchers were requested early this morning to assist Grays Harbor County with the search for a group of six people that had started a through hike but not reached the far trailhead as planned. Six JSAR volunteers departed for a lengthy drive to the trailhead along the West Fork of the Humptulips River with more scheduled to leave in shifts as they became available.
When they first JSAR personnel arrived in the area, they encountered searchers just reaching the road and attempting to report by radio to the command post that the subjects had been located. The subjects had reportedly reached a Forest Service road that runs parallel to their intended trail and were in good health. JSAR personnel en route to the scene stood down.