Guillermo Pino Jr. , a hiker, had been missing since Easter and his body has finally been found. Â Pino’s body was found at the bottom of a 60-foot cave, called the Hidden Cave in California. Â Authorities lowered a camera into the deep cave and found Pino’s remains wearing the clothing he was last seen in. Check the cave where they discovered him.
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Search crews have found the body of a hiker, missing since Easter, in the bottom of a 60-foot-deep hole called the Hidden Cave in the wilderness outside San Diego California.
The grim discovery of Guillermo Pino Jr, 25, ends a month of frantic searching for the fit student at University of California-San Diego.
Mr Pino was hiking with his family through the rugged mud caves of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on April 8 when he became separated from them.
At the time, he had didn’t have shoes, water, food, a flashlight or a cell phone, KGTV in San Diego reported.
Authorities found a Mr Pino Saturday night when they lowered a camera 50 to 60 feet into a cavern and discovered human remains with the clothes Mr Pino was wearing when he disappeared.
Climbers were expected to descend into the hole Sunday to bring up Mr Pino’s body.
After he went missing, Mr Pino’s family established a Facebook page to rally friends and experienced climbers to aid in the search.
His family said: ‘He is kind-hearted, opinionated, intelligent, vibrant, outgoing, loves life, friendly, and has a smile that can make a depressed person grin (he won best smile in middle school, AND high school).’
Police don’t know what happened to Mr Pino, whom friends call Memo, or how he got separated from his family during the hike through the rugged terrain.
On Saturday, his family posted on Facebook: ‘We found Junior at 5pm yesterday, in the Hidden Cave. Search and rescue will be there at dawn. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR MEMO. SEND GOOD AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS TOWARD MEMO. ALWAYS HAVE HOPE. God Bless You.’
Condolences poured in from friends.
‘I will never forget Guillermo’s smile, always had it on! May he smile down from above with the angels and help all those hurting that he is gone,’ Annie Gaas said.
