Search Intensifies for Yellowstone Worker Missing for Nearly a Week

Austin King, last seen on a backcountry hike to Eagle Peak, has prompted a large-scale search involving ground crews, helicopters, and drones.

Austin King, a 22-year-old concession worker at Yellowstone National Park, was last heard from on September 17 during a hike to Eagle Peak.
King reported challenging weather conditions including fog, rain, sleet, hail, and strong winds from the summit of Eagle Peak, the highest point in the park.
He was expected to be picked up by a boat at Yellowstone Lake's Southeast Arm on September 20 but failed to show up, triggering the search effort.
Search teams have found King's campsite and personal items in the upper Howell Creek area, but there has been no sign of him since.
Authorities are requesting the public's assistance and have circulated a missing person flier with King's description and last known whereabouts.