SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Search and rescue teams located a 28-year-old missing hiker Thursday about 2:30 p.m. near Middle Velma Lake. Nathan Spearing, who suffered nothing more than wet feet, said he camped near Lower Velma Lake Monday when he awoke to six inches of fresh snow. When he saw blue sky around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, he packed up his gear, headed out of the wilderness and met up with rescuers about four hours later. Spearing left Friday around noon from the Eagle Falls trailhead in Emerald Bay. According to El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputy Damian Frisby, Spearing was hiking …











