Missing Yellowstone hiker’s dad continues ground search without park’s OK for helicopter
The father of missing Yellowstone National Park hiker Austin King and volunteers are scrambling to scour the remote Eagle Peak area before Wednesday night, when a winter storm is expected to move in. The private effort — which Brian King-Henke launched after the park downscaled its efforts to rescue the 22-year-old — hit a major snag Monday night when park officials did not approve a request to fly in additional ground searchers via a helicopter, effort organizer John Lamb said Tuesday. ...
Search Intensifies For Missing Yellowstone Employee and Hiker In Remote Area
There is currently an active search and rescue in remote southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park. The public's assistance is requested in locating Austin King, a 22-year-old male last heard from on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the park’s remote southeast corner.