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Authorities Pause Formal Search for Missing Hiker Charles Hosch on Blood Mountain

Officials now monitor for new leads; relatives pursue independent efforts.

Overview

  • Authorities suspended organized daily field operations Monday, nearly two weeks after the Texas attorney vanished.
  • Hosch was last seen Nov. 11 descending the Byron Herbert Reece Trail after reaching Blood Mountain’s summit and speaking with a ham radio operator.
  • The Emergency Operations Center scaled back to monitoring after coordinating searches roughly 18 hours a day.
  • Nearly 100 responders with K-9 teams, helicopters, drones and specialized crews found no conclusive evidence despite a brief scent lead last week.
  • His family and his law firm, Hosch & Morris, say they will continue private searches and public appeals for new tips.