After Camas was reported missing, he was searched for and was later found on the Pacific Crest Trail last week.
Nicholas Wells was 33 years old at the time of the incident and was reported missing by his wife on Oct. 21 after he didn’t return home following a run on the Pacific Crest Trail, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office reported
The search for Wells started Friday evening. Wells was in contact with his wife on and off throughout the day, and at one point, had lost the trail. His wife became worried when he didn’t respond to her calls and texts.
The sheriff’s office said it obtained cell phone location data through an emergency request with the cell carrier. Due to the terrain, the cell phone tower data was unable to narrow down the search location.
An airplane with the sheriff’s office and a Blackhawk helicopter from the Oregon Air National Guard also performed an air search. Wells’ family provided new cell phone location information in the late evening. Search teams found his body at the bottom of an 80-foot cliff about one mile away from the freeway. May his soul rest in peace.
