A missing pilot was found dead Monday near Humpback Mountain, just west of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state.
According to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation, ground crews discovered the crash site around 1:30 p.m. in a heavily forested area of the mountain. The plane’s 69-year-old pilot, Jerry Riedinger was found dead in the plane.
The Transportation Department’s Air Search and Rescue was notified Sunday of the missing aircraft. Riedinger, who was the only known occupant of the plane, left the Arlington Municipal Airport Sunday at 4:30 p.m. His wife reported him missing around 6 p.m. after he did not arrive at his destination in Ephrata.
