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Pima County Sheriff's Department identifies missing hiker who was found dead

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Posted at 4:05 PM, Aug 08, 2023
and last updated 2023-08-08 23:05:30-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Pima County Sheriff's Department has identified the missing hiker found dead in the Starr Pass area as 46-year-old Kyle Chance from San Diego. No foul play is suspected in Chance's death.
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Public Information Officer Deputy Gordon R. Downing has confirmed a hiker the Pima County Sheriff's Department was looking for is dead.

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ORIGINAL STORY 4:05 PM, Aug 08

Along with Drexel Heights Fire District and Pima County Sheriff's Department, Tucson Fire Department crews are in the Starr Pass area actively looking for a stranded hiker.

Around 12:45 p.m., units arrived on the location and have been searching the area in all directions, including from above with air support.

"The incoming storms are altering our ability to search from above but we continue trying to locate the patient using maps of the area," TFD said.