{"id":23554,"date":"2019-03-13T19:36:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/13\/avalanches-reported-in-area-where-missing-marine-lieutenant-was-believed-to-be-hiking\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:45:08","slug":"avalanches-reported-in-area-where-missing-marine-lieutenant-was-believed-to-be-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/03\/13\/avalanches-reported-in-area-where-missing-marine-lieutenant-was-believed-to-be-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanches reported in area where missing Marine lieutenant was believed to be hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A massive interagency search-and-rescue effort is still underway for 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft <\/a>who was report missing after he failed to return from a skiing and hiking trip in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kraft was hiking the 195-mile Sierra High Route and his trip was slated to end around March 4 or 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cellphone records pulled by Bridgeport, California, Mono Sheriff department showed that Kraft\u2019s last phone activity was in the vicinity of the Independence area, according to a command release. Kraft\u2019s rental vehicle, a gray Jeep, was also found in Grays Meadows campground above Independence, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple local, state and military agencies have been involved in the massive search and rescue that has included aerial and ground operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerial and ground search teams noted that avalanche activity had been spotted along the Sierra High Route, a command release detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday evening, the 1st Marine Division said avalanche experts were being used to clear the east route and assess the avalanche risk in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n