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Search for lost hiker curtailed

The search for missing hiker Dan Curran continued with a limited air sweep last weekend as an Army National Guard helicopter was used to search the cliff bands along Broken Top.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, the search turned up no clues. The area has recently been blanketed in several inches of snow.

According to sheriff's office reports, Curran left his camp at Green Lakes on the afternoon of November 7, intending to hike to the summit of the rugged mountain to the south and east of the Three Sisters.

Curran's brother reported him missing after he failed to return to camp by November 9.

A 30-member search party including Deschutes County Search and Rescue, Deschutes County Sheriff's Posse, Portland Mountain Rescue, Salvation Army and Deschutes Amateur Radio Emergency Services combed the area around and on Broken Top.

The searchers never discovered a clue as to Curran's whereabouts.

Bad weather that descended on the mountains last week made searching from the ground next to impossible -- and potentially dangerous.

Anyone with information on Curran is encouraged to call the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at 388-0170.

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