IF YOU PLAN TO SPEND PART OF YOUR HOLIDAY HIKING IN THE SANDIAS, DON’T BE COMPLACENT. THE BODY OF ANOTHER MISSING HIKER WAS FOUND IN THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK. SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD JAMES WHITEHEAD WAS REPORTED MISSING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIS BODY WAS FOUND THURSDAY.
IT’S THE SECOND SUCH CASE THIS WEEK … AND THE 4TH HIKER TO DIE IN THE SANDIAS THIS YEAR. FORTY-YEAR-OLD BRYAN CONKLING WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SEARCH THAT STARTED LAST SUNDAY AFTER HE WENT MISSING OVER THE WEEKEND. HIS BODY WAS FOUND IN THE AREA OF LA LUZ TRAIL ON WEDNESDAY.
