UPDATE (July 24 at 12:00 noon) Per Yosemite National Park: Yailine has been found within the search area with just a few scrapes and is in good condition. She is being reunited with her family.
July 24, 2023 - Yosemite National Park officials report that Yailine “Jaylene” Maldonado is a missing person.
Please email us or leave a message with Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue at (209) 238-7046:
- If you may have seen Yailine
- If you were hiking in the area of Ostrander Lake, Hart Lake, Buena Vista Lake, or were hiking on any of the nearby trails or cross country in the area.
Simply knowing where you went and when you were there may help us focus the search, whether you saw anyone or not.
Yailine is 22 years old, 5 ft. 6 in. tall, and has thin black hair.
On Saturday, July 22, 2023, Yailine, goes by Jaylene, went for a day hike from Ostrander Lake to summit Horse Ridge. She was last seen headed west cross-country from the Ostrander Lake Ski Hut area around 10:00 A.M. Yailine has not returned to their camp. Yailine was wearing black shorts, a red bandana, and a green short sleeve or black long sleeve shirt. She had the top compartment of a red Osprey backpack.
Note: The purpose of this post is to gather information that may aid in the search for this missing person. Negative comments that are unhelpful in aiding the search may be removed.
Source & photos: YNP