All four local police agencies and the state patrol were sent to the scene at about 9:45 pm in the 1100 block of Red Apple Road near Wenatchee High School.
The hikers had planned to make the 24-mile trip through the area over three days this past weekend, but had only completed half the journey by Sunday night.
They say they were trying to pull Ryan D. Welton over for driving without a helmet before confirming the ATV he was driving was reported stolen last month.
Adriana Nunez-Gutierrez was last seen at her home in Chelan on February 15th and detectives say cell phone data indicates her phone lost power the next morning
The Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) saw one of its busiest years for drug busts in Chelan and Douglas Counties last year.
In 2023, the CRDTF opened 119 new cases and made 104 total arrests.
Chief of Special Operations with the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, Ryan Moody, credits several factors for the uptick in activity...