September 11, 2017 - 4:23 PM
TILLAMOOK, Ore. - A hiker from British Columbia is missing in Oregon after falling 800 feet from a cliff near Devil's Cauldron and into the Pacific Ocean below.
The Oregon State Police said Monday that search teams recovered the backpack of 51-year-old Joseph McDonald Lescene in the water Monday but have not found him.
A second hiker, 42-year-old Sarah Jones Lescene, was not injured.
Nearby hikers heard her screams and called 911. No foul play is suspected.
Devil's Cauldron is a sheer promontory along Oregon's Pacific Coast that is on a rugged oceanside trail popular with hikers.
It is about 90 miles (144 kilometres) northwest of Portland.
News from © The Associated Press, 2017