Overview
- More than 95 search-and-rescue personnel, with K‑9 and aviation units, canvassed the Byron Herbert Reece Trail area over the weekend as the weeklong search continues.
- Investigators have focused on descent routes from the summit after canine indicators and a timestamped encounter suggested Hosch was heading down on Veterans’ Day.
- The Union County Sheriff’s Office asked hunters and visitors to review trail or game‑camera footage and to contact the Emergency Operations Center at 706-439-6091, stressing that time is critical.
- Family members report his phone has been off, and checks with Apple and Google services have not yielded a location, limiting digital leads.
- Temperatures fell into the low 20s in recent nights, increasing hypothermia risk as relatives hold out hope based on his Eagle Scout training and deep familiarity with the area.