Searchers find hikers

Two missing hikers walked out of the woods near Upper Three Creek Lake on Sunday, February 16, after they came across the snowmobile tracks of rescuers sent out to look for them.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Bruce Flaming, 67, of Black Butte Ranch and Karen Enns, 42, of Hood River, were hiking with Mark Flaming, 44, of Hood River on Sunday afternoon.

The party split up to take different routes on the return leg of their hike. Mark Flaming reported that he became lost and later walked out, catching a ride back to the parking lot.

Bruce Flaming and Karen Enns had returned to their vehicle prior to his arrival, had left their packs and left again in an attempt to locate Mark.

When they did not return, Mark notified the sheriff's office, which dispatched search and rescue and Forest Service personnel to locate the hikers.

At about 10 p.m., Flaming and Enns came across searchers' snowmobile tracks and followed them out to the trailhead.

Sheriff's office personnel noted that the hikers carried no map, compass or flashlights.