Deputies, Volunteers Search For Missing Man Near Beaver Creek

PIERCE COUNTY, WA — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department and over 80 volunteers are combing an area near Beaver Creek, looking for a man who has been missing since Monday.

Deputies say they were approached by a man Monday evening, who told them that his brother, 60-year-old Hun Kim, had gone missing while fern picking along the 9 road.

Crews searched for Kim that evening but to no avail, and deputies resumed the search Tuesday. Deputies are joined in their search by more than 80 search and rescue volunteers.

Everyone else is also advised to keep on the lookout for Kim. He is described as being 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighing around 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green coat and a red backpack.