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Body Recovered on Mount Whitney After Five-Day Storm Delay
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- The Inyo County Sheriff's Office recovered a missing hiker’s body on Mount Whitney on October 25.
- Deputies located the hiker’s car at Whitney Portal on October 20 after confirming an October 18 permit.
- A California Highway Patrol helicopter found the body near 13,600 ft on the Mountaineer’s Route.
- Early-season storms caused a five-day delay before rescuers retrieved the body.
- The Inyo County Coroner’s Office has not publicly identified the hiker.