65 year-old David Mullarkey went missing on March 14th while skiing at Bear Valley Mountain Resort. He was discovered roughly 2 months later by authorities on Monday with the assistance of K-9’s reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
The victim’s body was found just beneath the surface of the snow after K-9’s tracked the scent of the deceased person to an area known as Groovy Gully. A pole and ski belonging to the victim were also visible just above the snow. The Alpine County Sheriff’s Department extended their “sincerest condolences” towards to the Mullarkey family.
“[We] would like to thank the Mullarkey family and their many friends for their patience and understanding during this very emotional and painful event.” –Â Spencer Case, Alpine County Sheriff’s Department
Initial search efforts for Mullarkey were hampered by severe winter weather and heightened avalanche conditions. The search went on for almost a week before efforts were scaled back to interval searches for the missing man within the ski area and proximal backcountry.
Search and rescue dogs located the body of a man who was first reported missing on March 14 after he failed to return to his cabin after a day of skiing. https://t.co/hq1iqYyTLW
— Tahoe Daily Tribune (@TahoeDailyTrib) May 14, 2018
Find the entire Tahoe Daily Tribune article here: Remains of missing skier David Mullarkey found at Bear Valley
