Missing man found dead, woman rescued, after treacherous Death Valley rescue operation
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Photo shared by Inyo County Sheriff s Department of missing campers Alexander Lofgren and Emily Henkel s vehicle.Inyo Valley Sheriff s Department
After a three-day difficult search by multiple agencies for a missing couple of campers across a treacherous area of Death Valley, authorities announced Friday that hiker Alexander Lofgren is dead, and his girlfriend Emily Henkel has been rescued.
“This has been a tremendously difficult operation in a very unforgiving geographic area of Inyo County, I sincerely hope for healing and recovery for all involved,” said Inyo County Sheriff Jeff Hollowell.
1 dead, 1 rescued after missing Arizonans located in Death Valley
32-year-old Alexander Lofgren and 27-year-old Emily Henkel were found in a very remote area of Death Valley National Park.
Credit: Inyo County Sheriff s Office Author: Anthony Victor Reyes (KVOA) Published: 6:04 PM MST April 9, 2021 Updated: 7:44 PM MST April 9, 2021
On Thursday, Inyo County Sheriff s Office located 32-year-old Alexander Lofgren and 27-year-old Emily Henkel in a very remote area of Death Valley National Park on a very steep ledge through aerial reconnaissance after they reportedly did not return home from a camping trip in the national park. The two were expected to return to Tucson on Sunday.
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Tucson man dies, woman rescued after going missing in Death Valley National Park
Inyo County Sheriff s Office
32-year-old Alexander Lofgren and 27-year-old Emily Henkel went missing while camping in Death Valley National Park this week.
By: Sean Newgent
and last updated 2021-04-10 13:52:52-04
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) â A Tucson man has died, and a woman was rescued after going missing in Death Valley National Park.
32-year-old Alexander Lofgren, a caseworker in the district office of Congressman Raul Grijalva, and 27-year-old Emily Henkel were due to return from a camping trip in the national park on Sunday, April 4.
Words cannot begin to describe how heartbroken I am over the death of Alex Lofgren, a dedicated caseworker in my district office.