A massive ground search is underway for a University of Wyoming professor who has been missing for more than two weeks. Searchers believe he could be on…
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Nash Quinn, a 39-year-old fine arts professor, avid cyclist and disc golf player, has not been seen or heard from since July 8. He is believed to have gone for a bike ride on that day, according to police
. He is an alum of the university and had returned to Laramie just this year as a visiting professor.
A volunteer search and rescue veteran from the Houston area, who knows Quinn and is organizing search parties in Laramie, said
Quinn’s missing bike in his apartment is the only significant clue that they have.
Quinn’s wallet and cell phone were found at his apartment, according to his close friend, Jon Cicarelli, who has known him for more than 15 years dating back to when they were both underclassmen at the university.
Cicarelli said Quinn, who is not married and does not have children, is independent and it’s common for him to go off the radar at times, though Cicarelli said he’d never miss a work obligation.
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Given what they know at this point, Middendorf said,
searchers are focused on Quinn’s usual cycling routes in the Pilot Hill and Happy Jack areas outside of Laramie as Middendorf believes he left on his white Ridley steel-frame bicycle, which was missing from his apartment.
Middendorf called for Laramie area residents and business owners to be on the lookout for the bike, not just Quinn. He also asked people to check their business and personal security cameras for any signs of the missing professor.
Middendorf said that
authorities have not been able to get into his laptop or cell phone but are optimistic that his family can help with those efforts.
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He, too, wasn’t surprised to hear that the bike was the only thing missing from Quinn’s apartment and said
Quinn frequently goes out on long solo rides, sometimes up to 40 miles.
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He also said that
Quinn had served in the military and would have been able to hold his own if he’d have gotten lost in the outdoors.