{"id":128209,"date":"2026-04-17T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/skeletal-remains-found-by-hikers-in-washington-state-woods-identified-as-woman-missing-since-2024-128209"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T00:06:02","slug":"skeletal-remains-found-by-hikers-in-washington-state-woods-identified-as-woman-missing-since-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/skeletal-remains-found-by-hikers-in-washington-state-woods-identified-as-woman-missing-since-2024-128209","title":{"rendered":"Skeletal remains found by hikers in Washington state woods identified as woman missing since 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Washington state authorities confirmed skeletal remains recently discovered by hikers in Rose Valley belong to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/missing-persons\">missing 33-year-old woman<\/a>, who disappeared nearly a year-and-a-half ago.<\/p>\n<p>Two young men hiking in a wooded area on Sunday discovered skeletal remains and clothing in Rose Valley and notified authorities, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\">Cowlitz County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A photo of the bones was sent to a forensic anthropologist who identified them as human.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, the Cowlitz County Coroner\u2019s Office coordinated with the sheriff\u2019s office and multiple search and rescue teams to conduct an organized search of the area for additional remains.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/missing-pregnant-woman-found-dead-mysterious-texas-disappearance-\"><strong>MISSING PREGNANT WOMAN FOUND DEAD AFTER MYSTERIOUS TEXAS DISAPPEARANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found, as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>The location was in the middle of an area that a detective had identified, through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\">investigation and interviews<\/a>, as an area of interest in the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay, 33, of Cowlitz County, who was last seen by her family in Kelso, Washington, in November 2024.<\/p>\n<p>She was reported missing in January 2025, according to the sheriff&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of Athay said she was going mushroom picking with a man before her disappearance, local affiliate FOX 13 Seattle <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/news\/bones-found-cowlitz-county-woman\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prior searches had been conducted near the area, but the sheriff&#8217;s office said no evidence had been recovered.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a forensic odontologist examined the recovered skull and compared the teeth to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\">dental records<\/a> for Athay, confirming a match.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Athay&#8217;s cause and manner of death remain under investigation, pending an analysis by a forensic anthropologist.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if any suspects have been identified in Athay&#8217;s disappearance, or if <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/crime\">foul play<\/a> is suspected.<\/p>\n<p>Athay\u2019s mother, Nicole Brooks, told local outlet <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2026\/04\/16\/longview-family-mourning-loss-daughter-after-remains-found-cowlitz-county\/\"><u>KPTV<\/u><\/a> that Athay was a mother of three daughters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/skeletal-remains-found-hikers-washington-state-woods-identified-woman-missing-since-2024\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/skeletal-remains-found-hikers-washington-state-woods-identified-woman-missing-since-2024 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington state authorities confirmed skeletal remains recently discovered by hikers in Rose Valley belong to a missing 33-year-old woman, who disappeared nearly a year-and-a-half ago. 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