Man, 67, Missing After Going on Hike

GLENDALE — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 67-year-old man who went hiking early Sunday morning in the Verdugo Mountains.

Byung Suk Kim told family members at 6 a.m. that he was going to go through Brand Park and then over a mountain to the La Crescenta area to another family member’s home, according to Sgt. Tom Lorenz of the Glendale Police Department.

“There are trails that take you over the top,” Lorenz said. “There are a lot of roads and a lot of trails that aren’t marked.”

The walk should have taken Kim three to four hours, he said. But 12 hours after Kim left home, he had neither arrived at his destination nor returned.

Police, notified about 6:30 p.m., began a ground and air search, Lorenz said. Park rangers and firefighters were involved in the search. A sheriff’s search and rescue team was also expected to assist late Sunday night.

Kim, who had not previously hiked in the Verdugo Mountains, was last seen wearing a gray shirt, black jacket, brown pants and white tennis shoes, Lorenz said. Kim is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who may have seen him is asked to call the Glendale Police Department at (818) 548-4840.