Some of you may know Ken.
From backpackinglight.com
http://snipurl.com/h3ean
*** URGENT ***
Backpacking Light editor KEN KNIGHT is missing after a hike on the Applachian Trail in Virginia.
If you saw Ken or otherwise know of his whereabouts after Sunday morning, please contact us at the following email address:
PUBLISHER@BACKPACKINGLIGHT.COM
About Ken
Ken
is 5’4" tall and approx. 180-200 lb. He is vision impaired, has dark
hair, and is probably using a dry bag-style pack with an orange packbag.
Ken is an experienced AT hiker but his vision impairment may have caused him to lose the trail.
Point Last Seen
He
was last seen on the AT on Sunday morning, around 9-10am, at Punchbowl
Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway, mile 51.7, in the area of Buchanan and
Bedford, Virginia.
He’d been trailing behind a group and meeting
up with them at their camp sites. On Sunday, he reported not feeling
well and suggested he
might go off the trail. The group did not see him since leaving Punchbowl Mountain on Sunday.
He
was anticipated to reach mile 76.3 on Tuesday, which the rest of the
group did. To date, he has not arrived, and he has missed his flight
back home to Michigan Wednesday night.
Ken regularly blogs via
iPhone when he has cellular coverage. His last known blog entry was
Sunday morning, April 26, at 6:36 AM Eastern:
Search in Progress
Ken’s family has been notified, and a search is currently in progress by Park Rangers.
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I am in contact with the NPS Ranger heading the search and will relay info promptly them.
Best Regards,
Ryan Jordan
CEO Backpacking Light
_Concerned Hiker_