Authorities are looking for one Yellowstone National Park employee who has been missing for more than a week after venturing alone on a mountaintop.
Austin King, 22, was last heard from September 17, 2024, around 7 p.m. That’s when he called a family member from the top of Eagle Peak, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
King was dropped off by boat on September 14 and spoke with a backcountry ranger near Howell Creek the following Monday.
The NPS said King was headed to site 6D8 for the night and planned to do so climb Eagle Peak Sept. 14, when he called a family member and mentioned fog, rain, sleet, hail and windy conditions.
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Austin King was last heard from on September 17, 2024, around 7 p.m (VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A native of Minnesota, King worked as a concession employee for Yellowstone National Park. He was reported overdue to the Yellowstone Interagency Communications Center when he failed to retrieve his boat near the Southeast Arm of Yellowstone Lakes Friday.
A photo of Austin King posted by Yellowstone National Park. (Yellowstone National Park)
Search and rescue efforts began Saturday morning, involving aerial reconnaissance and ground searches in the high mountain areas of Eagle Peak. Rescuers discovered King’s camp Saturday night in the upper Howell Creek area.
More than 20 ground searchers, two helicopters, unmanned aerial systems and a search dog team are involved in the search effort.
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King is described as 6 feet tall and 150 pounds with tattoos and glasses. He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and gray pants and carrying a “dark-colored” backpack, the NPS said.