News Release

Two Bodies Discovered in Joshua Tree National Park

Date: October 15, 2017
Contact: Jennie Kish Albrinck, 928-638-0520

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California – On Sunday, October 15, 2017 at approximately 11:30 a.m., hikers discovered two bodies in a remote region of Joshua Tree National Park. Park rangers, Joshua Tree Search and Rescue, and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are responding.

The bodies will be transferred to the San Bernardino County Coroner.

More information will follow as it becomes available.