UPDATE 2:20 Deno Ndilula has been found alive and well.
https://www.z1077fm.com/hiker-missing-in-joshua-tree-national-park-found-alive/
A search is underway for a missing hiker in Joshua Tree National Park. Park spokesman George Land said Deno Ndilula, a 31-year-old man from Namibia, was last seen around 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Ndilula and a companion started out on the southern end of the Boy Scout Trail at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 15. Land said the two became confused with the trail in the vicinity of the Willow Hole area and separated around 2 p.m. Ndilula’s companion made it to Keys Ranch and used an emergency radio to call park rangers. Land said Ndilula was able to call 911 on his cell phone about 5:50 p.m. Wednesday and searchers from the Joshua Tree National Park and Sheriff’s Department were able to pinpoint where the signal originated; however, due to the dwindling daylight, searchers were forced to call off the search until 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Rescue personnel have had no further communication from Ndilula. Anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Department at 760-366-4175.
