Washington: An Indian-origin student at the University of California was found dead after he went missing during a hiking trip in California’s Big Pine Lakes area during the weekend. The student has been identified as Vikram Mubayi from the Department of Chemical Engineering. His body was recovered from Inyo National Forest, according to student publication, Daily Nexus. ADVERTISEMENTWhen his family failed to reach him, a search operation was conducted by Inyo County Search and Rescue and the California Highway Patrol. Before attending the university, he had graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering.