WY WY - Austin King, 22, Yellowstone National Park, Eagle Peak, 17 Sept 2024

[PrairieWind]

I'm sure the family is heartbroken. The not-knowing must really be the worst. Spring storms will bring a lot more snow up there still. I really hope eventually they can find some answers. But sadly, it is possible they will not, and as a parent myself, that would be very hard to deal with.

 

[Ab801]

I really hoped he'd have been found by now. His poor family :/

 

[PrairieWind]

I really hoped he'd have been found by now. His poor family :/

Until the weather changes (mid May at earliest) there really is just no way to search or even get into that area. Even then, searching will be difficult due to the snow pack.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I really hoped he'd have been found by now. His poor family :/

I also really hoped they'd have found out what happened to him by now. I hope they still will. I wonder how far he got in those elements. Such a sad case.

 

[RedHaus]

Until the weather changes (mid May at earliest) there really is just no way to search or even get into that area. Even then, searching will be difficult due to the snow pack.

Right. In fact, AK's father is organizing a renewed search on July 25, if anyone missed the news ^^^. At least when he announced his search plans a while back, AK's father is hoping AK may be holed up in a Ranger's hut near Eagle Peak. Sadly, I still think AK's body will be found in a cave near the summit of Eagle Peak.

 

[SimplyCass]

Hmm. I'm wondering if the recent mass layoffs/cuts at at the federal level will affect anything negatively. I hope not but this is quite unprecedented. I mean, just as an example, open reservations for Yosemite were delayed some hours because they had lost the personnel. I'm hoping that whatever plans that AK's father has set out do not get cancelled or delayed MOO.

 

[RedHaus]

Right. In fact, AK's father is organizing a renewed search on July 25...

***,CORRECTION***

My memory failed me! The search is July 20th.

"Austin’s father said that he was doing everything in his power to fundraise for a huge search effort being scheduled for July 20 2025 once the snow has melted off the mountain ranges in Yellowstone." Source.

 

[mlhenn]

Yellowstone search for missing Winona man to resume this summer

Searchers are expected to return to Yellowstone National Park this summer to look for missing Winonan Austin King.

www.postbulletin.com

April 10 2025

Searchers are expected to return to Yellowstone National Park this summer to look for missing Winonan Austin King.

King’s father Brian King-Henke said the target date for searches to continue is July 20, but that date could change depending on snow levels in the park.

If that original plan does not work, the searches may not start until mid-August.

 

[truthfinder2019]

I really feel for this father, this is such a long period without being able to look for his son. The wait must be unbearable. Breaks my heart. :-(