Yellowstone employee Austin King (22) missing after seven day trip in the park

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Austin King, a 22-year-old concession worker at Yellowstone, was last heard from on Sept. 17, when officials say he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak.

ing vanished during a 7-day backcountry trip. A boat dropped King off on Sept. 14 at Terrace Point, along the southeast arm of the lake, the National Park Service said. Two days later, he spoke to a park ranger at Howell Creek cabin in the nearby backcountry, which was not on his intended route. At the time, King was planning to spend the night at a campsite in the area before climbing Eagle Peak on Tuesday.

When King last made contact with anyone, he had reached the top of Eagle Peak. He described fog, rain, sleet, hail and windy conditions while on the summit, according to the park service.

Search operations began when King failed to show up for his boat pickup near the lake's southeast arm last Friday.

Full story here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-...l-park-search/

Austin's FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009665537827

Father's FB: https://www.facebook.com/brian.kinghenke.9

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GoFundMe for his search: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bria...ource=facebook

[raisedbywolves]

I've been following this one-not looking too optimistic IMO.

https://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone...issing-1959137

Rescue teams have been looking for Austin King, 22, since Saturday, the day after he failed to arrive for his boat pickup near Yellowstone Lake's Southeast Arm in Wyoming.

King, a concession employee at Yellowstone, was dropped off by a boat on September 14 for a seven-day trip to summit Eagle Peak, where he called friends and family from on September 17—the last time anyone has heard from him.

While on the summit, King described fog, rain, sleet, hail and windy conditions, according to Yellowstone National Park's news release.

https://people.com/search-continues-...eather-8716679

A missing person’s flyer obtained by East Idaho News, noted that King was dropped off by boat at the start of his trip on Sept. 14. He then spoke to a backcountry ranger outside of his planned route at Howell Cr. cabin on Sept. 16, before embarking on his summit to Eagle Peak the next day.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park authorities, Park County authorities and local rescue teams began the search for King on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 21 with aerial and ground search assistance. His camp and personal belongings were found “in the upper Howell Creek area” that evening.

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/0...since-tuesday/



Ha, looks like I was working on my post when you posted yours BWS, so I merged them.

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Thanks, RBW.

[Boston Babe 73]

The weather conditions don't bode well for how this is going to turn out

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/se...b6bb7e0b&ei=66

Rescuers in Yellowstone National Park are scaling back their search for an employee who went missing in September while on a solo excursion through a remote area.

The search for Austin King, 22, is now considered a recovery mission, the park said in an announcement on Wednesday.

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Very sad. They might never find his body.

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The father of a Yellowstone National Park worker has revealed the haunting final words written by his son at the top of a Wyoming mountain summit the day he vanished.

The scribbled note read: “I can’t feel my fingers and my glasses are so fogged from the ruthless weather of the mountains.

“I truly cannot believe I am here after what it took to be here. I endured rain, sleet, hail and the most wind I have ever felt(.)”

“I could not see Eagle for most of the day due to the most fog I have ever seen in my life. I free soloed too many cliffs to get here and walked up to the peak from the connecting peak – AKA not the right path.

“I am 22 years old and I will never forget today (for) the rest of my life.”

He concluded his registry diary entry: “Life is beautiful, get out and LIVE IT!” before signing his name and etching a smiley face beside it.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2628891.html

[Nic B]

That is so sad :(

[Angiebla]

When are people going to stop hiking by themselves

Do we think he fell or succumbed to the elements?

Its sad he died, but Im glad he had a final good day (though to me, it doesnt sound like fun) but he was proud of himself, and was happy.

[Boston Babe 73]

Very sad, but I'm with Ang. I'll never understand people that INSIST on hiking in any kind of inclement weather. "It's 110 degrees out! I know!!!! Let's go hiking! And we'll take the dog! That'll be fun! Derpy derp a Derp Derp".