Ken Knight, 41, of Ann Arbor, Mich., was last seen Sunday at the Punch Bowl Shelter near Blue Ridge Parkway’s milepost 51.7. Photo courtesy of BackpackingLight.com.[UPDATED 5-3-09: Missing hiker found alive]
The hiking community is on high alert as more than 100 volunteers search for a missing hiker on the Appalachian Trail who was last seen Sunday in the Bedford/Amherst area of Virginia. He is vision impaired and is feared to have lost the trail.
Ken Knight, 41, editor of "Backpacking Light," has not been heard from and his friends are asking all to send out the following information that was posted on Backpacking Light:
The hiking community is on high alert as more than 100 volunteers search for a missing hiker on the Appalachian Trail who was last seen Sunday in the Bedford/Amherst area of Virginia. He is vision impaired and is feared to have lost the trail.
Ken Knight, 41, editor of "Backpacking Light," has not been heard from and his friends are asking all to send out the following information that was posted on Backpacking Light:
KEN KNIGHT IS MISSING ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN VA on 04/30/2009 09:06:52 MDTLynchburg's News & Advance had an update on Friday, May 1. Our prayers go out for Ken's safety, for those searching for him, and to his family.
*** 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:
http://twitter.com/kenknight
Search in Progress
Ken's family has been notified, and a search is currently in progress by NPS and VA State SAR.
Non-agency SAR and other volunteers interested in assisting with this search should contact us at publisher@backpackinglight.com, who is coordinating the efforts of outside volunteers with the SAR Coordinator on location. Please send your name, cellular phone number, and distance from SNP in your message, and then wait for further instructions.
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EMERGENCY @KENKNIGHT (KEN KNIGHT) MISSING ON A.T. IN VA: http://tinyurl.com/ded5tt INFO? EMAIL PUBLISHER@BACKPACKINGLIGHT.COM RT @BIGSKYRY
I am in contact with the NPS Ranger and the VA State SAR, the agencies responsible for the search and will relay info promptly them.
Best Regards,
Ryan Jordan
CEO Backpacking Light
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