Overview

• Thomas Daniel Gibbs, 35, of Freehold, New Jersey, has been missing since July 22 after last contact near the Grandview Trail and Horseshoe Mesa area.
• Gibbs’s Tesla Cybertruck was discovered on July 28 in the Grandview Point parking lot on the South Rim, directing search operations into challenging high-angle terrain.
• The Dragon Bravo Fire, sparked by lightning on July 4, has grown to more than 105,000 acres, earning a megafire designation from the National Interagency Fire Center.
• Containment remains at just 9% as strong winds and pyrocumulus clouds fuel rapid fire expansion and hamper access for both firefighting and rescue teams.
• The North Rim remains closed after the blaze destroyed about 70 structures, and officials have launched emergency stabilization and long-term recovery planning.