UPDATE | Dan Anderson found alive

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, one of the ground teams reported finding Dan Anderson in the Miner's Creek area, according to Rebecca Hover of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17,  one of the ground teams reported finding missing hiker Dan Anderson in the Miner’s Creek area, according to Rebecca Hover of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

Anderson, a Washington State Patrol officer, is a Marysville resident and is a former Arlington City Council member. He had been missing since Sunday, May 15.

“He is alive and in good condition. Rescuers are working on a plan to bring him out of the area via helicopter but those details haven’t been finalized yet,” Hover said in a press release.  “It is also unknown at this time where he’ll be flown,”

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“We can’t give enough praise to the search and rescue volunteers on this mission who meticulously followed every snowshoe track,every detail to find Dan. This is a rugged, treacherous area and these people risked their lives to find him,” Hover added.

Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.