Missing hiker found dead was a Visalia basketball coach

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The hiker from Visalia who was recovered dormant successful Sequoia National Park implicit the play was a precocious schoolhouse hoops coach.

On Saturday, 36-year-old Drew Hall joined a radical of friends successful Sequoia National Park to spell hiking. He was reported missing aboriginal that evening aft separating from the radical earlier successful the day.

Friends and household recovered his assemblage beneath Sawtooth Peak, successful precise rugged terrain, astir 3 p.m. the adjacent day.

Sawtooth Peak

After being identified connected Monday, Golden West High School named him arsenic 1 of their own.

"He was an unthinkable coach, mentor, father, teacher, and relation exemplary for galore of us. Rest successful Peace," a social media post by the precocious schoolhouse work successful part.

Hall has coached astatine Golden West for implicit 10 years.