Bay Area Native On Yosemite National Park Hike Missing For 2 Days

CBS San Francisco

July 5, 2023

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Officials at Yosemite National Park are asking visitors for assistance in finding a backpacker who has been missing since Sunday.

According to park rangers, Hayden T. Klemenok was hiking with a group at Upper Chilnualna Fall on Sunday. Around 2 p.m., he entered Chilnualna Creek near the trail junction.

Klemenok has not been seen since. Officials said he was last seen wearing a tan, brimmed hat, white sunglasses, a red t-shirt, blue swimming trunks and white Adidas shoes.

Hayden Klemenok was last seen hiking in the area of Upper Chilnualna Fall in Yosemite National Park on July 2, 2023./National Park Service/CBS San Francisco

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