Indian-origin UCSB doctoral student Vikram Mubayi was discovered dead in California's Sierra Nevada, two days after going missing during a solo hiking expedition.
He had embarked on the hike over the weekend
Aug 07, 2026
12:13 pm
What's the storyVikram Mubayi, a PhD student of Indian origin at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), was found dead after going missing during a solo hiking trip in California's Big Pine Lakes area.
He had embarked on the hike over the weekend but failed to return as planned and stopped communicating with his family.
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