Day 2: No sign of missing McLaughlin
Dog teams, aerial reconnaissance, and 40 park staff searching everywhere
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Rangers received updated information from the tip line this morning about missing 27-year-old Cian McLaughlin. McLaughlin was last seen around 2:30pm 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 40 park staff are conducting ground search efforts in the backcountry. Four local search and rescue dog teams and members of Teton County Search and Rescue are also involved. In addition, aerial reconnaissance operations are taking place.
As McLaughlin’s destination is unclear, anyone who has been traveling in the Teton backcountry since Tuesday, June 8, may have seen him.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should call or text the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch tip line: 888-653-0009. Or submit a tip online.
