COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. — Search and rescue crews have found a 16-year-old hiker who had been lost near the Hummocks Trailhead off of SR-504 near Mount St. Helens. Anthony Mancuso had been missing since Sunday.
On Monday night around 9:15 p.m., Mancuso was located by searchers. He is alive and was walking out of the area with rescuers, the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said.
Authorities said Mancuso was hiking with his family Sunday and vanished after leaving the trail to use the restroom. He had no phone or supplies with him at the time.
Crews from multiple agencies, including the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol, Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Coast Guard, searched for Mancuso Sunday but did not find him. The search resumed Monday and a spokesperson from the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said they are "optimistic" Mancuso will be found based on favorable conditions and his age.
The Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) said there were numerous kinds of resources, from air support to ground searchers, being used to search for Mancuso. While many people have offered to volunteer and help, the Cowlitz County DEM said the only people who should be helping are those contacted by them or the Washington state DEM.
