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Hundreds join ongoing, expanding search for missing Lake Tahoe hiker

Lake Tahoe hiker Jason Coughran was last seen on the afternoon of May 25 after setting off into Desolation Wilderness from nearby Fallen Leaf Lake.

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What happened

According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Hundreds join ongoing, expanding search for missing Lake Tahoe hiker, Lake Tahoe hiker Jason Coughran was last seen on the afternoon of May 25 after setting off into Desolation Wilderness from nearby Fallen Leaf Lake.

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Primary source: Hundreds join ongoing, expanding search for missing Lake Tahoe hiker via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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