MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a hiker in an Oregon forest found the body of a retired California sheriff’s deputy who went missing two months ago during a white-out snowstorm.
Officials in Deschutes County, Oregon, say Lester Hyder took a wrong turn and his pickup got stuck in more than two feet of snow. It appears Hyder, a deputy in Contra Costa County for more than two decades, walked a mile and a half to look for help.
Hyder’s brother, Roy, reported him missing Dec. 13. The two men were in separate vehicles making a drive from Texas to central Oregon.
The East Bay Times reported Tuesday (https://bayareane.ws/2mECau2 ) that Hyder’s remains were found Feb. 26 near an un-maintained road.
Hyder served in the Marines from 1964 to 1968 and did at least two tours in Vietnam.
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Information from: East Bay Times, https://www.eastbaytimes.com
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