22-09-2016 18:48 via alaskapublic.org

Missing Sitka man last seen hiking Verstovia Trail

Michael Hansen (Courtesy Sitka Search and Rescue)Searchers continued looking Wednesday for a Sitka man last seen Monday on the Mt. Verstovia Trail.
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said hikers saw 37-year-old Michael Hansen on his way up the steep, 2½-mile trail.
“We do know that he’s not well-dressed to spend a substantial amount of time in the outdoors, wearing street clothes and having a backpack with him,” she said. “But when you’re out
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