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Yellowstone National Park, with assistance from Grand Teton National Park, Park County and Teton County, continue to look for missing concessionaire employee Austin King by foot and air in the …
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Yellowstone National Park, with assistance from Grand Teton National Park, Park County and Teton County, continue to look for missing concessionaire employee Austin King by foot and air in the vicinity of Eagle Peak in the park’s remote southeast corner, according to a Tuesday afternoon release.
Since Saturday, 85 personnel, two helicopters, a search dog team, and an uncrewed aircraft have focused efforts on the high-elevation, expansive and hazardous area, including accumulations of snow and ice and 6-foot drifts on Eagle Peak.
Teams will continue to search for the next several days as conditions continue to improve due to favorable weather forecasts, according to the release.
King, 22, was last heard from on Sept. 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak.
King is 6 feet tall, weighs 160 pounds, has brown hair, hazel eyes, and was wearing glasses, a black sweatshirt and gray pants.
Yellowstone asks anyone with information regarding his whereabouts to contact the Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center at 307-344-2643.
