Yellowstone News and Information

A treasure hunter got lost in Yellowstone. Now he’ll pay and is banned from the park

  News Release Body of missing 26-year-old Texas man located in Grand Teton Date: October 24, 2021 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Search teams located the body of missing 26-year-old Texas man Jared Hembree today in Grand Teton National Park. His body was found near Uhl Hill in the eastern part of the park. Rangers arrived to the scene and recovered Hembree’s remains. The National Park Service and Teton County Sherriff’s Office are conducting an investigation into what occurred. A search was initiated Thursday, October 21, after park law enforcement received a call expressing concern about Hembree’s welfare after an interaction with him outside of the park’s eastern boundary. Hembree’s vehicle was located unattended at Game Warden Point parking area in the eastern part of the park. The four-day intensive search involved over eighty members. Grand Teton park staff, members of Teton County Sherriff’s Office (TCSO), members of Teton Coun

  Body 'consistent with description' of Gabby Petito found in Bridger-Teton National Forest   also Remains believed to belong to missing woman in van mystery are found New York Times   also FBI: Human remains found in Wyoming likely Gabby Petito Fox News  

Agencies join in investigation of Gabby Petito disappearance, missing poster released    

  News Release Missing Person Gabby Petito News Release Date: September 15, 2021 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY—Grand Teton law enforcement rangers are working with the Investigative Services Branch of the National Park Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Teton County Sherriff’s Office, Jackson Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to investigate the disappearance of Gabby Petito.  Petito was believed to have been in Grand Teton National Park at the time of her last contact with her family.  Anyone with possible information on Gabby Petito’s whereabouts is encouraged to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALLFBI (225-5324). Last updated: September 15, 2021

Urgent search for missing woman who was in Grand Teton National Park   East Idaho News   also Video: Brian Laundrie leaves 'uncomfortable' Gabby Petito alone in collapsing tent in rain   meaww.com   also Gabby Petito disappearance – Couple’s campervan seized from boyfriend’s parents’ home as cops probe ‘odd circumstances’   www.the-sun.com  

38 days missing: Limited search continues for missing Irish man in Wyoming

  A goldendoodle was lost in Yellowstone for 16 days — then came ‘a very happy ending’   see also Facebook Post Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article252675438.html#storylink=cpy

Pet dog still loose in Yellowstone, owner calls in 'rescuers'

Pet dog on the loose and scared in Yellowstone National Park

  News Release Park responds to new information in search of missing hiker Public assistance requested Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 23, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Grand Teton National Park received additional information about missing 27-year-old hiker Cian McLaughlin. The park continues to request any information the public may have that may aid in locating McLaughlin. A Jackson resident who recently returned from an international trip came forward with new information. The reporting party said they saw McLaughlin on Tuesday, June 8, in the late afternoon/early evening on the trail on the south side of the Bradley/Taggart moraine. The individual reported McLaughlin was headed south towards Taggart Lake and had a conversation with McLaughlin where he described where he worked, that he’s from Ireland, and currently living in Jackson. The reporting party continued hi

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  Search resumed today for 27-year-old man, missing for 10 days National park shifts tactics in search operations Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 18, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Search operations continued today in Grand Teton National Park for 27-year-old Cian McLaughlin, who has been missing for ten days. The last reported sighting of McLaughlin was on Tuesday, June 8. After days of extensive ground and aerial efforts, the search for McLaughlin will shift tactics to a continuous, but limited mode. New clues will be investigated as they come forward. Park staff will continue to patrol the backcountry and search for signs of McLaughlin’s whereabouts. Over the course of the last six days, up to 70 park staff per day have conducted search operations in the Teton backcountry. These operations involved multiple search and rescue dog teams. Some of these efforts included nav

  Grand Teton Rangers Giving “Everything They’ve Got” In Search For Missing Man

  News Release Search for missing 27-year old man enters third day Rangers request public assistance for any information Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 15, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Search operations continued into the third day for missing 27-year-old man Cian McLaughlin in Grand Teton National Park. McLaughlin was last seen by a friend around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, approximately a half mile from the Lupine Meadows Trailhead, hiking to an unknown destination. Rangers received additional tips today about potential sightings of McLaughlin on the switchbacks below the Garnet Canyon/Surprise Lake junction and in the vicinity of Delta Lake on Tuesday, June 8. As McLaughlin’s plans were unclear, anyone who has been traveling in the Teton backcountry since Tuesday, June 8, may have seen him and are encouraged to contact the National Park Service Investigative Ser

  News Release Updated information on missing man as search continues 27-year-old male believed to have been hiking has not returned Subscribe | What is RSS News Release Date: June 14, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 MOOSE, WY— Rangers received updated information from the tip line this morning about missing 27-year-old, Cian McLaughlin. McLaughlin was last seen around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, approximately a half mile from the Lupine Meadows Trailhead, hiking to an unknown destination. McLaughlin was last seen wearing a cutoff tank top and shorts (unknown color), a bucket hat, and round sunglasses. He was not wearing a backpack. McLaughlin is described as six feet tall and 180 pounds. He has brown, collar length hair and brown eyes. He is said to be thin and has an Irish accent. Search operations continue in Grand Teton for the second day. Over forty park staff are conducting ground search ef

News Release Rangers request assistance in locating missing man 27-year-old male believed to have been hiking has not returned News Release Date: June 13, 2021 Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393 Contact: C.J. Adams, 307.739.3431 Grand Teton National Park requests the public’s assistance in locating Cian McLaughlin, a 27-year-old male. Teton Interagency Dispatch Center was notified of a missing person report for McLaughlin on Sunday, June 13, at approximately 7 a.m. by the Teton County Sheriff’s Office. It was believed that McLaughlin intended to go hiking earlier in the week and failed to show up at his place of employment on Thursday, June 10 and was reported missing late Saturday night, June 12.   Park staff surveyed trailhead locations within the park early Sunday morning, June 13, and located McLaughlin’s vehicle at the Lupine Meadows Trailhead. A ground and aerial search was immediately initiated in probable locations that he may have