A missing hiker in the Los Angeles area has been found dead after two long weeks. The body of Oscar Alejandro Hernandez, a 29-year-old from the Los Angeles area, was discovered on Thursday night of last week in a remote area of Griffith Park in the southern California city.
He had reportedly been hiking in the park when he first went missing, back in the middle of last month. Related: Missing Florida Mom Found Dead In Shallow Grave As Ex Is Arrested Shockingly, Hernandez’s dog King, a golden retriever, was found lying by the man’s side when officers and first responders first arrived on the scene.
The dog had been hiking with Hernandez, and evidently waited by his side for the entire two-week period he’d been missing — and, as it turned out, dead — waiting the whole time for his owner to wake up.
A truly heartbreaking image… According to a police report shared by the LAPD with NBC Los Angeles and KABC, Hernandez first went missing around 2:30 p.m.
Read more on perezhilton.com