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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Madeline Sherratt

Father of missing Yellowstone hiker reveals heartbreaking decision to go back home without him

Missing Austin King,22, and his father Brian King-Henke - (Family Handout)

The father of a hiker missing in Yellowstone has revealed his heartbreaking decision to go back home to go back to Minnesota without his son while he “figures out” his options.

Austin King, 22, was last in contact with his mom and dad on September 17 after he climbed to the summit of Eagle Peak in Wyoming — Yellowstone’s highest mountain. But after reaching the summit of the 11,372 feet peak, he has not been seen or heard from since.

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