Wow this is a very sobering read from the Tahoe Daily Tribune:

At 12:50 p.m. a mountain bike and backpack containing Sewell’s driver’s license was found about 250 yards from the microwave tower at the top of Scout Peak, which has an elevation of 8,600 feet.

Human remains consisting only of “long bones” and torn clothes were found yards away from the backpack and bicycle, according to El Dorado County sheriff’s Deputy Mike Sukau, a search and rescue leader.

Nine bones were found in all, with a few located at the bike and others scattered in a 100-yard radius, said sheriff’s Detective Greg Almos, another head of the search team.

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