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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

Dad of missing Yellowstone hiker speaks out about agonizing 8-month wait to resume search

Brian King-Henke, son of missing Yellowstone hiker, Austin King, 22, spoke out about the plan to continue the search next summer after visiting the snow-covered national park at the weekend - (Handout)

The father of a missing Yellowstone hiker has spoken out about the agonizing 8-month wait that he must endure before resuming the search for his son.

Austin King, 22, was last in contact with his dad Brian King-Henke on September 17 after he endured extreme weather conditions and eventually made it to the summit of Eagle Peak in Wyoming — Yellowstone’s highest mountain. The young man had set off on a solo expedition only three days before he made the climb but has not been seen since.

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