BODY FOUND NEAR LAKE MORENA CAMPGROUND MAY BE MISSING HIKER, 79

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Story and photo by Miriam Raftery
 
September 3, 2020 (Lake Morena) – On September 1st, the San Diego Sheriff’s search and rescue team was activated to help locate a missing 79-year-old Asian man whose family had not heard from in the prior four days.  He had been staying at the campgrounds and was an avid hiker.
 
Yesterday, searchers found a dead body of a man approximately six miles from the campground, says Lieutenant Damon Blankenberger.

The County Medical Examiner will identify the deceased, as well as the manner of death.

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