Rescuers search for Yellowstone concession worker missing after hike in bad weather
Rescuers in Yellowstone National Park searched the area of Eagle Peak on Sunday in an effort to find a park concession worker who failed to check in at the end of a personal trip, authorities said.
Rescuers in Yellowstone National Park searched the area of Eagle Peak on Sunday in an effort to find a park concession worker who failed to check in at the end of a personal trip, authorities said.
Austin King, 22, missed that check-in, at which he was to be picked up by a boat at Yellowstone Lake’s Southeast Arm on Friday following a weeklong trek on and around Eagle Peak, the National Park Service said in a statement.
On Sunday, more than 20 searchers on the ground were aided by two helicopter-based crews, drones and a canine search team in the so-far unsuccessful effort to find the missing man on and around Eagle Peak, the park service said.
On Sept. 16, King spoke to a backcountry ranger at a location not on the route of his planned trek, telling the park official he planned to climb Eagle Peak the next day, which he did, according to a park service missing person flier.
At about 7 p.m. Tuesday, King told a relative about the challenging conditions on Eagle Peak's summit, according to the flier. The mountain rises 11,358 feet above sea level and is Yellowstone National Park's highest location, according to the service.
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