Two Bodies Discovered in Joshua Tree National Park

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Oct. 15, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California - On Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at approximately 11:30 a.m., hikers discovered two bodies in a remote region of Joshua Tree National Park. Park rangers, Joshua Tree Search and Rescue, and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are responding.

The bodies will be transferred to the San Bernardino County Coroner.

More information will follow as it becomes available.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service