A hiker discovered a human skull in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southern Washington state on Aug. 10, and authorities believe it could be linked to someone who went missing more than a decade ago, according to an Aug. 22 statement from the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
The hiker who found the remains recorded the GPS coordinates while walking through the Big Lava Bed in the national forest in eastern Skamania County. A deputy failed to find the remains the following day, but on Aug. 15, the hiker helped the police locate them.
