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Search Resumes For Lost Hiker In Las Vegas' Red Rock Canyon

Rescuers are resuming the search for a Las Vegas man who was reported missing when he didn't return from a hike.

 

The 33-year-old man went hiking Sunday afternoon at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area, authorities said. According to his wife, he had planned to hike the Rainbow Trail.

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The couple's last contact was around 5:15 p.m. via text message.

 

Authorities dispatched a search and rescue helicopter but had to stop because of weather and other dangerous conditions. The man's wife said he is diabetic and did not have much food with him.

 

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Searchers said the temperatures overnight would have been near freezing.