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Missing hiker’s body found in LA park with dog by his side

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a hiker who went missing more than two weeks ago was found dead in Griffith Park with his dog by his side. Twenty-nine-year-old Oscar Hernandez was reported missing on March 16. His body was found Thursday night in a remote area of the sprawling urban park. His dog, King, was alive but emaciated. A relative says the dog apparently hadn’t left Hernandez’s side for two weeks. Hernandez was last seen near the park’s merry-go-round hiking trails. There’s no immediate word on the cause of his death. A watch commander at the station in charge of Griffith Park says foul play is not suspected. 

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April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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