PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — A hiker was found dead on Mt. Hood Monday after not returning from a hike, authorities said. According to the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a report on Sunday that Robert Tveite, 38, didn’t return home from his day hike the previous day.

Search and rescue volunteers recovered the body of 38-year-old Robert Tveite after he was spotted by a sheriff's office plane. Courtesy of the Hood River County Sheriff's Office. Search-and-rescue teams on Monday recovered the body of a Portland man who had gone missing while hiking on Mount Hood.

The body of a hiker reported overdue was recovered on Mount Hood on January 27, 2025. The hiker, identified as 38-year-old Robert Tveite of Portland, was reported missing by his family on January 26 after failing to return from a day hike.