Update: Missing Snohomish County Teens Found Safe

This article was written by Caitlin Moran.
Update, 8 a.m. July 2: Two teenagers reported missing after a hike near Snoqualmie Pass have been located by search crews.
The King County Sheriff's Office announced the news in a tweet at 7:43 a.m. Tuesday: "Missing teens found picked up by Guardian 1 just landed at Bandera Air Field." KIRO TV also tweeted a photo of the two hikers, who appeared to be uninjured.

Edmonds resident Ricardo Perez, 18, and 19-year-old Brian Chim of Mukilteo were reported missing by their parents on Sunday evening after they failed to return home from a day hike to Mason Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

This is a developing story. Patch will post more information as it becomes available.

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Original story:

A search is underway for two Snohomish County teenagers who failed to return from a day hike near Snoqualmie Pass on Sunday.

Edmonds resident Ricardo Perez, 18, and 19-year-old Brian Chim of Mukilteo left home at around 7 a.m. Sunday to hike and swim at Mason Lake, located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Their parents reported them missing when they did not come home later that evening.

Crews from King County Search and Rescue and the King County Sheriff's Office are currently combing the area looking for the missing teens. A KCSO news release notes that they are not experienced hikers, but the three-mile trail to Mason Lake is wide and crowded with users this time of year.

Perez is about 5'11'' tall and 185 pounds and was last seen wearing shorts and a light blue jacket. Chim is 5'7" tall and 170 pounds and was last seen wearing a purple T-shirt and khaki shorts and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone who may have spotted the two teens while hiking in the area on Sunday or Monday is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 206-296-3311.