The 30-year-old woman went missing Monday after leaving the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Carmel Valley in the Ventana Wilderness, for a morning hike.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced the end of the search for Caroline Meister, who was pronounced dead on Friday. Her body was found off the “Cut Off” trail at the base of a waterfall.
Meister, 30, went missing Monday after leaving the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center near Carmel Valley in the Ventana Wilderness, for a morning hike. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, in addition to more than 100 search and rescue personnel from other agencies worked to look for Meister and bring her home.
Nieto added that Meister was an experienced hiker who lived in the area and was well acquainted with the trails.
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