2 Bodies Found, Believed To Be Missing Enumclaw Teens

ENUMCLAW, WA — Search and Rescue crews found two bodies near a trail Tuesday morning while searching for a teenage couple reported missing in Enumclaw over the weekend, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. 17-year-old Aleecia McAskill and 18-year-old Austin Grote were last seen at the Enumclaw Safeway Saturday afternoon.

Investigators said family members of the teens called police Sunday morning after the pair failed to return from a planned hiking trip near Mud Mountain Dam, southeast of Enumclaw. A sheriff's office spokesman said the parents feared they were not properly equipped for the weather.

Search teams canvassed the area daily since the teens were reported missing, and deputies found Grote's car along Mud Mountain Dam Road on Sunday afternoon.

Details on the exact location where the bodies were found Tuesday were not immediately released. The sheriff's office said there were no immediate signs of foul play.

The King County Medical Examiner's Office will work to formally identify the victims and determine their cause of death.