Hildegard Hendrickson

Hildegard visited Minnow Creek Trail area with Wanda and Lynne but decided not to hike due to rough terrain and tired knee

Hildegard returned alone to Minnow Creek Trail to pick mushrooms. Her vehicle was found at the trailhead in the afternoon. Last contact with family was via email two days prior.

Extensive search and rescue operations began at Minnow Creek Trailhead with 34 personnel, bloodhound handlers, and grid searches of high probability zones

Wanda encountered an aggressive man in a metallic royal blue van with flatbed at the trailhead, carrying mushrooms and a hunting knife, making threatening remarks

Cadaver dog conducted six-hour search of embankment after foul odor was detected; odor later attributed to bear activity