Authorities searching for man in Yellowstone Park who’s been missing since Tuesday

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Authorities successful Yellowstone National Park are searching for a man who’s been missing since Tuesday.

Twenty-two-year-old Austin King’s past known location was astatine nan acme of Eagle Peak successful nan park’s southeast corner. He called friends and family from that location connected Sept. 17, according to parkland officials.

King is simply a concession worker moving successful Yellowstone. He was reported missing connected Friday day aft failing to get for his vessel prime up adjacent Yellowstone Lake’s southeast arm. He’d taken a 7-day backcountry travel to Eagle Peak.

He described fog, rain, sleet, hail and windy conditions successful nan telephone telephone to his family.

Officials successful Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park are actively searching for him, on pinch Park County, Wyoming and Teton County, Wyoming hunt and rescue teams.

An aerial and crushed hunt for King started early Saturday greeting successful nan precocious upland areas of Eagle Peak and surrounding areas, including Yellowstone Lake. Rescuers recovered King’s campy and individual items Saturday evening successful nan precocious Howell Creek area.

More than 20 crushed searchers, 2 helicopters, unmanned aerial systems, and a hunt canine squad are focusing their hunt efforts adjacent Eagle Peak Sunday.

Officials are asking for nan public’s thief successful uncovering him.

King is 6 foot, 160 pounds pinch brownish hair, hazel eyes and glasses. He was wearing a achromatic sweatshirt and grey pants astatine nan clip of his disappearance.

Anyone walking successful nan backcountry adjacent Eagle Peak since Sept. 14 whitethorn person seen King. If you spot him aliases cognize wherever he mightiness be, telephone nan Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center astatine (307) 344-2643.