Yellowstone National Park searching for missing 22-year-old hiker; seeks help

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park requests nan public’s assistance successful locating Austin King, a 22-year-old antheral past heard from connected Tuesday, Sept. 17, erstwhile he called friends and family from nan acme of
Eagle Peak successful nan park’s distant southeast corner.

King’s identifying features see tallness 6’0″, weight 160, brownish hair, hazel eyes, wearing glasses, a achromatic sweatshirt and grey pants.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton nationalist parks, Park County, WY, and Teton County, WY, hunt and rescue teams are actively looking for King successful nan vicinity of Eagle Peak, Eagle Pass Mountain Creek Trail and Eagle Creek Trailhead successful Shoshone National Forest. See Yellowstone backcountry trails and campsites for details.

King, a concession worker moving successful Yellowstone, was reported overdue to nan Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center erstwhile he grounded to get for his vessel pickup adjacent Yellowstone Lake’s Southeast Arm connected Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, aft his planned seven-day backcountry travel to acme Eagle Peak.

While connected nan summit, King described fog, rain, sleet, hail and windy conditions.

A hunt and rescue effort began astatine first ray Saturday morning, Sept. 21, that progressive an aerial reconnaissance and crushed hunt operations successful nan precocious upland areas of Eagle Peak and surrounding areas including Yellowstone Lake. Rescuers discovered King’s campy and individual effects Saturday evening successful nan precocious Howell Creek area.

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

Anyone walking successful nan backcountry adjacent Eagle Peak since Sept. 14 whitethorn person seen King.

Anyone pinch accusation regarding his whereabouts should interaction nan Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center astatine 307.344.2643.

The parkland will supply much accusation erstwhile it is available.

Austin King Missing Person information. | Courtesy Yellowstone National Park