Remains of missing climber found, says Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park entrance near St. Mary (Photo by Wesley Fryer | CC-BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

The body of missing mountaineer Grant Marcuccio, a 32-year-old man from Whitefish, was found by Two Bear Air at approximately 2 p.m., on Aug. 25, Glacier National Park said in a news release.

The cause of death is still under investigation, but traumatic injuries and location of the body are indicative of a fall, the park said.

Glacier provided the following details:

Two Bear Air spotted Marcuccio from the air. He was found one-third of a mile east of McPartland Peak below the ridgeline between Heavens Peak and McPartland Peak. The body was transported to the Apgar horse corrals where Two Bear Air met the Flathead County coroner. Marcuccio was last seen by his hiking party on Aug. 18, at about 1 p.m. Marcuccio separated from his party to summit McPartland Peak alone and planned to rendezvous at a designated location. Rangers were alerted by the hiking party on Sunday evening that Marcuccio never made it to the rendezvous spot. Two Bear Air and ground teams began searching on Aug. 19. U.S. Forest Service also flew over the area and dropped off ground searchers. Glacier National Park officials thanked North Valley and Flathead County Search and Rescue, the Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Flathead County Sheriff’s Department, Two Bear Air Rescue, National Park Service staff and members of the public who provided tips.