Rangers continue to investigate the disappearance of day hiker Bryan Lee Johnston of Seattle, Washington, who was reported overdue on Wednesday, August 28th. An intensive search of the Lake Ozette area and adjacent Pacific Coast shoreline has failed to uncover any clues to Johnston’s whereabouts. Rangers continue to search for indications of Johnston’s plans or location. A photo of Johnston has been sent to hikers who had backcountry permits for the north coast and Ozette area and may have had contact with him.
Johnston, 71, left his home in Seattle and traveled to the Olympic Peninsula on Thursday, August 22nd. Family members reported Johnston overdue on August 28th. Rangers located Johnston’s truck in the Ozette Ranger Station parking lot immediately following receipt of that report.
Ground searchers and a helicopter were involved in the search effort on the first day, with additional ground searchers, boat searchers and two search dog teams added on Thursday. On August 30th, five teams of ground searchers and three dog teams from Pierce County Search and Rescue continued the intensive effort to find Johnston.
Search efforts have been concentrated in the area of the popular nine-mile Ozette/Cape Alava/Sand Point/Ozette triangle hike, covering over 25 miles of the park’s Pacific Coast from Shi Shi Beach south to the Norwegian Memorial, the Lake Ozette shoreline and nearby roads and trails.
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