According to wire service reports, John Arum, the forty-nine year old son of Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum was found dead on Friday evening after a five day search found his body on the mountain.
Arum, a avid outdoorsman, was looking the climb the Storm King mountain outside of Seattle when he failed to come home on Sunday evening after a weekend climbing expedition.
According to reports, It wasn’t immediately possible to retrieve the body but it was clear to searchers in the helicopter that the 49-year-old Seattle environmental attorney was dead, Olson said. Those involved in the search said Arum likely died in a fall, Said Kerry Olson who is a spokesperson for the North Cascades Park
The search for Arum began Monday after he failed to return from a weekend trip to climb the mountain, which is about 85 miles northeast of Seattle.
15rounds.com sends out heartfelt condolences to Arum and his family.