Search efforts are underway in Rocky Mountain National Park for 23-year-old Blake Kieckhafer of Omaha, Nebraska, who was reported missing by family on Monday.
Kieckhafer was last seen on Thursday, Aug. 7, around 5:20 p.m. in the Upper Beaver Meadows area after being dropped off by a rideshare service. The location is about a mile west of the Beaver Meadows Entrance along U.S. Highway 36 on the park’s east side.
He was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt, dark pants, and a dark baseball cap with no logo. He carried a small maroon daypack. Kieckhafer is described as 5’11”, 180 pounds, with buzzed blonde hair, a mustache, and blue-green eyes.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the National Park Service Investigative Services Bureau Tip Line by calling or texting 888-653-0009, submitting a tip online at go.nps.gov/SubmitATip, or sending an email. You can remain anonymous.
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