You are here

Home » Search Underway At Rocky Mountain National Park

Search Underway At Rocky Mountain National Park

Share
By NPT Staff - August 30th, 2018
Jens "Jay" Yambert/Courtesy The Yambert Family

A search continued Thursday in Rocky Mountain National Park for Jens "Jay" Yambert/Courtesy The Yambert Family

An intensive ground search was ongoing Thursday for an Illinois man reported missing in Rocky Mountain National Park since early this week.

Jens "Jay" Yambert headed out Sunday afternoon, possibly from the Longs Peak Trailhead, but family members who reported him missing did not know where he planned to hike, a park release said. On Thursday morning some visitors told rangers that they had seen the 60-year-old man from Urbana on Monday morning along the Keyhole Route on Longs Peak. The weather at the time was poor with ice, sleet, rain, and strong winds, they said.

On Thursday the search was focused on the Keyhole Route, Keplinger’s Couloir, The Loft, Chasm Lake and the Roaring Fork area. On Wednesday the search revolved around the Clark’s Arrow, the Boulder Field, North Face, Lamb’s Slide and Peacock Pool areas.

Yambert was said to be wearing a black raincoat, gray shorts with high black socks, yellow gloves, sandals and a blue/gray backpack. He was carrying trekking poles.  

In a separate incident, late Wednesday night Emma Long, 23, of Houston, Texas, was reported by a friend as overdue in the Longs Peak area. The park's Search and Rescue Team incorporated search efforts in the Keyhole Route area for the young woman as well as Yambert. Those efforts were underway early Thursday morning when park visitors notified rangers that they were assisting a female who indicated she had fallen at some time in the preceding 24 hours above the Keyhole.  

The woman had suffered serious injuries from the fall, and SAR team members and visitors moved her via litter to The Boulder Field, where a Flight For Life air ambulance from Colorado Springs flew her at 11:10 a.m. Thursday to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver.  

Park rangers would like to hear from anyone who has been in the Longs Peak or Mount Meeker area since Sunday, August 26, particularly on the Keyhole Route, Keplinger’s Couloir, The Loft, Chasm Lake, Clark’s Arrow and the Roaring Fork area. (970) 586-1204.   

 

Add comment

CAPTCHA

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.