Hiker found alive in North Cascades after month-long disappearance

A 39-year-old hiker, Robert Schock, who went missing at the end of July in the North Cascades, was found alive on Friday, Aug. 30.

Schock’s mother, Jan Thompson, who lives in North Carolina, told CDN on Sunday that she had spoken to him and while he was weak from malnourishment, he was uninjured. His parents are giving him time to readjust and recover in the hospital before flying out to see him.

Schock was last seen on July 31 on the Chilliwack River Trail with his dog Freddy. Five days later on Aug. 4, Thompson was contacted by the Whatcom County Humane Society because Freddy was found on the trail by a forest ranger. She reported her son missing one day later. Three searches of the 17-mile trail were conducted, including a helicopter search, with no luck.

But last Friday afternoon, a trail crew was working on the Chilliwack River Trail and heard Schock yelling for help, Thompson said. The team called for a helicopter to short-haul him out to a waiting ambulance, which transported him to United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley.

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