July 6, 2023 – Alturas, CA - Modoc County Sheriff’s Office officials report that at approximately 3:19 P.M. (1519 hours), a hiker reported finding a deceased male adult on the Eagle Peak Summit Trail, located in the Modoc National Forest Wilderness. The deceased hiker was reported to be approximately 1,000 feet below the summit on the southeast side of the mountain.

On Monday, July 3, 2023, Modoc County deputies with assistance from USFS and Cal Fire personnel recovered the body. The man has since been identified as Ben Kiyoshi Nomura-Weingrow, age 44, out of Oakland, California. Nomura-Weingrow was said to be an experienced hiker, who had hiked the trail once before. At this time the cause and mariner of death has not been determined. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. Foul play is not suspected in this case. Nomura-Weingrow's family has been notified of his death.

Source: Modoc County Sheriff’s Office