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Air and ground search efforts near Eagle Peak during Sept. 21-30, 2024.
Posted inPolice & Fire

Search for missing Yellowstone employee changed from “rescue” to “recovery”

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

Search efforts to find a Yellowstone National Park employee who went missing during a backpacking trip to Eagle Peak are being scaled back, officials announced Wednesday, as the focus shifts from rescue to recovery. Austin King, 22, had been hiking alone when he last made contact with his family on September 17 from the summit […]

King’s identifying features include height 6’, weight 160, brown hair, hazel eyes. He was wearing glasses, a black sweatshirt and gray pants.
Posted inPolice & Fire

Search and rescue underway for solo-backpacker in Yellowstone

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 24, 2024October 3, 2024
Two rescuers begin a 450-foot descent into the Grand Canyon.
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Death of solo backpacker marks sixth death at Grand Canyon in the past month

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 4, 2024

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