New tip puts Cian at Taggart Lake
Park responds to new information in search of missing hiker
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Grand Teton National Park received additional information about missing 27-year-old hiker Cian McLaughlin and has refocused search efforts on the Taggart and Bradley lakes area.
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.
The informant recalled a conversation with McLaughlin where he described where he worked, that he’s from Ireland, and currently living in Jackson. The reporting party continued hiking towards Bradley Lake and did not see McLaughlin again that evening.
The sighting changes the timeline for McLaughlin’s disappearance—now shifted to much later in the day—and puts the missing hiker at a lower elevation more frequently visited by day hikers.
The park made additional search efforts around Bradley Lake and Taggart Lake but turned up nothing so far. Park staff also searched the Phelps Lake area, where McLaughlin reportedly likes to visit. No evidence or clues of McLaughlin’s whereabouts were identified.
As McLaughlin’s plans were unknown, anyone who has been traveling in the Teton backcountry since Tuesday, June 8, may have seen him. Anyone with information regarding McLaughlin’s whereabouts is urged to contact the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch:
