Nome Fire Dept, Troopers, Coast Guard team up in search for missing hiker

Search and rescue efforts continue today for a hiker that went missing in the Nome area over the weekend.
The Nome Volunteer Fire Department is headquarters for the search and rescue effort for Joseph Balderas. (Photo by Emily Russell, KNOM – Nome)According to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch, 36-year-old Joseph Balderas was reported missing Monday morning after not showing up for work.
An initial search on Monday led troopers to Balderas’s vehicle at mile 44 on the Nome-Council High