Missing Canadian hiker found dead 2 weeks after vanishing during mountain trek in Washington

A monolithic hunt for a missing Canadian hiker ended Monday aft authorities recovered the remains of the 34-year-old successful Washington's Twin Sisters upland scope astir 2 weeks aft helium vanished.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said Gursimran Singh, of British Columbia, had been missing since precocious June aft failing to instrumentality location from a hike successful the Twin Sisters mountains. Search and rescue crews received a study of a imaginable sighting Sunday, starring them backmost to the country Monday with the Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team and the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council.

"Sadly, this was a betterment mission," the sheriff's bureau said successful a connection announcing Singh's death. "Our heartfelt condolences to Gursimran's family, friends and loved ones during this achy time. We are truthful atrocious for your loss."

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Gursimran Singh, a 34-year-old from British Columbia, Canada, was recovered dormant astir 2 weeks aft helium vanished portion stone scrambling successful Washington state's Twin Sisters upland range, authorities said. (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities archetypal asked the nationalist for assistance connected July 1 aft Singh failed to instrumentality to his location successful British Columbia 3 days earlier. Investigators said his past known determination was South Twin, 1 of the 2 main peaks successful the Twin Sisters upland range, wherever helium was believed to person been stone scrambling. His conveyance was aboriginal recovered on Middle Fork Road.

Mountain rescue teams were flown to the South Twin Sister to hunt the Sisters Glacier for the missing hiker connected Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office)

The hunt soon grew arsenic upland rescue teams from crossed Washington joined section crews to hunt the steep upland terrain.

Helicopters flew rescuers to South Twin Sister to hunt Sisters Glacier connected ft portion drones and craft from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations searched from the air.

A presumption of the upland scope wherever rescuers searched for the missing 34-year-old. (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office)

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After Sunday's reported sighting, crews returned to the upland Monday morning, wherever they recovered Singh's remains.

Mountain rescue teams were flown to the South Twin Sister to hunt the Sisters Glacier for the missing hiker connected Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office)

"We are profoundly grateful to each who contributed time, expertise and resources passim this mission," the sheriff's bureau said.

Mountain rescue teams were flown to the South Twin Sister to hunt the Sisters Glacier for the missing hiker connected Sunday, July 5, 2026. (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office)

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Singh's decease comes conscionable days aft authorities recovered the assemblage of different overdue hiker, Steven Dorsett, successful the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest successful Whatcom County.