Indian-Origin PhD Student Found Dead After Going Missing On Hike In USA; No Signs of Foul Play

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Indian-origin PhD student Vikram Mubayi, a researcher 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. Authorities recovered his body from Inyo National Forest following a multi-agency search after he last shared his GPS coordinates with family on August 1. Investigators have not released the cause of death but said there are no signs of foul play. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mubayi was described as an experienced hiker and was conducting research on sustainable biological methods to break down plant waste and plastics. #VikramMubayi #UCSB #California #Hiking #BreakingNews #IndianOrigin #PhDStudent #InyoNationalForest #Investigation #ChemicalEngineering #HongKong #USNews #Research #Education #WorldNews #oneindianews #oneindiaenglish #breakingnews #worldnews #englishnewslive #englishnews #latestnews #news --------------------------------------------------------------------

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