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SEQUIM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say an avid hiker went missing in western Washington state after becoming disoriented by the high smoke volume in the region.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s office says Tuesday that 59-year-old Roger Gates was hiking near his home in Sequim on Sunday when he got lost amid smoky, hazy conditions from wildfire smoke.
He phoned his family on Monday, reporting he was along the 3 O’Clock Ridge trail and believed he could make it back to
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