"The Inyo County Sheriff's office announced on Monday it had recovered the body of a young male hiker that fits the description of Joseph Brambila, who disappeared on the mountain in early November. Brambila, 21, has been the subject of multiple searches in the last month, and his family has waged a desperate campaign on social media asking for help finding him."
"The body was removed from the 99 Switchbacks area high on the mountain - the tallest in the United States outside of Alaska -- by helicopter around 11 a.m. on Monday, according to Lindsey Stine, the Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. The body found on Monday was on a steep, icy section known as the 99 Switchbacks, according to Stine, where another hiker slipped and fell to his death in October."
Searchers recovered a body high on Mt. Whitney's 99 Switchbacks that fits the description of 21-year-old Joseph Brambila, who disappeared on Nov. 11. The remains were airlifted by helicopter around 11 a.m. and showed extensive injuries; no formal identification documents were found. Brambila's family had mounted repeated searches and social media appeals. Officials are withholding public identification until the County Coroner completes positive identification, though family members reported the clothing matched. The 99 Switchbacks is a steep, icy section where another hiker died in October. No other hikers remain unaccounted for on the mountain.
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