Fatality at Mule Ears in Big Bend, Texas

The Houston Chronicle reports Big Bend hikers found what is believed to be the body of Peter Bastien who was reported missing in June on Mule Ears in the park. A seven-day air and ground search was conducted in June when authorities found Bastien’s car at the trailhead. In May another hiker died from dehydration less than 24 hours after being reported missing. Temperatures often exceed 100 degress in the summer.