In June 1933 Joseph Simon, a young man from Brookline, Massachusetts, was lost while hiking with friends to the Lakes of the Clouds on Mount Washington. The group had not prepared themselves with food or supplies appropriate for the hike and were separated as the weather turned bad. Wylie Apte conducted an aerial search for Mr. Simon flying low over the wooded terrain in dangerous air currents over Mount Washington for two days. Ultimately, Mr. Simon was found, but had died due to exposure.