PORT ANGELES — The body of a Port Angeles woman was found in Olympic National Park Saturday.

Lisa Markli’s body was found below Stephen Peak. According to Olympic National Park officials, she was travelling solo on the Bailey Range Traverse, a remote, off-trail route. ONP dispatched aerial and ground resources July 20th after she was reported overdue.

On July 21, multiple ground search teams were dispatched along Markli’s intended route. Search teams were comprised of Olympic Mountain Rescue, Seattle Mountain Rescue, Jefferson County Search and Rescue, Everett Mountain Rescue, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and National Park Service personnel. In addition, aerial resources continued to search the area.  

On July 22 just before 1 pm a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter located a body below Stephen Peak. Soon after, a ground search team was able to confirm it was Markli.

Mount Rainier’s A-STAR helicopter plans used a short-haul technique to extract the body and transport to Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles.