MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — A 27-year-old Bend man who went climbing on Mount Hood but hadn't been heard from since Oct. 26 has been found dead.
The body of Austin Mishler was found on Oct. 29 in a crevasse at about 9,400-foot elevation on the north side of the mountain. Due to climbing conditions, expert rescuers were needed to recover Mishler's body.
Mishler's body was recovered on Nov. 1.
Mishler was reportedly camping on the mountain on Oct. 26 and planned to climb in the Eliot Glacier area, on the northeast side of the mountain, the next day before returning home that night.
A Hood River County Search and Rescue aircraft crew located what they believed was Mishler’s tent on Oct. 28 around the 8,700-foot level. A rescue team reached the tent the next morning and found it empty.
Mishler was an experienced climber and wilderness guide, the sheriff’s office said.
The search for Mishler included teams from the Crag Rats, Portland Mountain Rescue and Mountain Wave Search and Rescue. The Oregon Air National Guard and an Air Force rescue squadron also joined the search.
