Timothy Nolan - Strange Deaths in U.S. national parks

The strange death of Timothy Nolan in Yosemite National Park

Timothy Nolan Yosemite

Timothy Nolan, disappeared September 9, 2015, Body Found September 15, Yosemite National Park, California.

Tim Nolan, 36, had a wilderness permit to backpack from Happy Isles to Tuolumne Meadows from September 1-4, 2015 in California’s scenic Yosemite National Park. His last contact with his family was on September 1.

Tim failed to show up on September 9 as planned. Visitors to the park later spotted his body on the afternoon of September 15th.

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite

Who was Tim Nolan?

Timothy Nolan was a 36-year-old from Orange County.

The trip to Yosemite National Park

Tim planned a solo trip through the park from September 4 through to September 9, 2015.

According to his mother, Tim had planned on hiking a loop: Happy Isles-Little Yosemite Valley-Sunrise Lakes-Tuolumne Meadows-Lyell Canyon-Rafferty Creek-Vogelsang-Merced Lake-Little Yosemite Valley-Happy Isles.

The search

Extensive searches by park rangers, using ground teams, dog teams, and the park’s helicopter was conducted after Tim failed to return on September 9.

Discovery of the remains

Tim was eventually found on a well-traveled trail in the High Sierra Camp Loop on September 15.

Despite a request to the Yosemite National Park in February 2016 for a Freedom of Information Act request for a law enforcement report on Tim Nolan, the Department of the Interior refused to grant authority on the grounds of privacy.

Timothy nolan, freedom of information request denied

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