UT UT - Francis Userovici, 76, from France, vehicle found, Arches National Park, 16 Aug 2024

[mlhenn]

Search underway for missing man at Arches National Park

A man has gone missing in Arches National Park.Francis Userovici, 76, is a French national who has been missing since August 16, the National Park Service said.

kutv.com

Francis Userovici, 76, is a French national who has been missing since August 16, the National Park Service said.

Userovici is a Caucasian man with short, grey hair, is about5’6”, and is of slender build. He wears glasses and might be wearing size 8.5 sneakers. He might also have a small, red Nikon camera with him, NPS said.

noticed an abandoned rental vehicle at the Sand Dune Arch trailhead on Friday.

Park officials determined that the vehicle entered the national park on Aug. 16 around 8:50 a.m. They also learned that Userovici was last seen by his family on Aug. 13.

 

[mlhenn]

Search underway for man in Arches missing over a week

Rangers at Arches National Park are looking for a missing man who hasn't been seen in over a week, officials say.

www.fox13now.com

Rangers began their ground search on August 24. The search has now reportedly expanded into a multi-agency effort with teams from the National Park Service, Grand County Search and Rescue, and the Moab Interagency Fire Center participating with Bureau of Land Management helicopter assistance.

 

[mlhenn]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1827867217397969387

 

[moonriverfarm]

WHY DOES ANYONE HIKE IN THE DESERT IN THE TEMPS THERE NOW???????

 

[charminglane]

WHY DOES ANYONE HIKE IN THE DESERT IN THE TEMPS THERE NOW???????

I will never understand it either.

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article291485565.html

https://www.abc4.com/news/search-underway-for-french-national-missing-in-arches-national-park/

 

[Puzzleworth]

WHY DOES ANYONE HIKE IN THE DESERT IN THE TEMPS THERE NOW???????

"Hiking" might be a stretch. The Sand Dune Arch trail isn't even a half-mile round trip and is described as "easy" on trails sites. However, a longer, tougher trail connects to it, so it's possible he took a wrong turn or assumed he could go farther just as easily as he made it to Sand Dune Arch.

 

[mlhenn]

Unable to find an update

 

[GraceG]

Temps the day he went missing were in the upper 90's in Moab. At 76 years of age, even a short 'hike" (some of it in deep sand according to the trail website, though they rate it as an "easy" hike) that temperature could easily leave you disoriented if you weren't drinking adequate water. https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/moab/84532/august-weather/336126