Bodies Found In Joshua Tree National Park

Above, the south entrance into Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Two bodies were found today in Joshua Tree National Park that may be of the two missing hikers.

According to KESQ news:

Joshua Tree National Park, Calif. - BREAKING: The discovery of two bodies in Joshua Tree National Park on Sunday may finally give some answers to the families of a pair hikers who have been missing for nearly three months.  

A source close to the investigation confirmed the news to I-Team Investigator Karen Devine. 

21-year-old Joseph Orbeso and 20-year-old Rachel Nguyen were last heard from on July 27.  Their car was found in the park near the Maze Loop trailhead. Their last known contact was a cell phone ping in the area; their belongings were still at the rented home they never checked out of. 

The remains were found today on the north side of the Maze Loop trail. Joseph Orbeso's father Gilbert was with members of Joshua Tree Search and Rescue when the bodies were found.

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