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Kentucky Backpacker Yi-Jien Hwa Missing in Montana’s Glacier National Park … Missing Since 8/11/08

27 year old backpacker from Kentucky, Yi-Jien Hwa, is missing on Montana’a Glacier National Park. Park officials say Yi-Jien Hwa was last seen at the St. Mary Visitor Center on August 11, 2008. His car was found in the Logan Pass Visitor Center parking lot. He was believed to be hiking alone.

Description Yi-Jien Hwa:

• 6 feet, 1 inch tall
• weighs about 170 pounds
• He is believed to be carrying a blue Kelty backpack and trekking poles, along with other equipment, and might be wearing dark-colored clothing.

WEST GLACIER, Mont. —  Searchers on Friday found no sign of a 27-year-old Kentucky man who was four days overdue from a lengthy backcountry hike in Glacier National Park.

Park officials say Yi-Jien Hwa was last seen at the St. Mary Visitor Center on Aug. 11, the first day of a hike that he planned to end Monday at Kintla Lake. His car was found in the Logan Pass Visitor Center parking lot. He was believed to be hiking alone.

Park spokeswoman Norma Sosa said improved weather Friday allowed one helicopter to join the search.

Searchers in Montana look for Asbury student

Yi-Jien Hwa, 27, an Asbury Theological Seminary student originally from Malaysia, was to have returned from the hike Monday. He is thought to have been hiking alone.

Hwa’s family notified park officials Tuesday night that they had not heard from him since Aug. 11, the first day of the hike, and he had not contacted them as agreed when the hike was supposed to end at Kintla Lake near the U.S.-Canada border.

Search is on for missing hiker

August 23rd, 2008 at 05:30pm Posted by Administrator | Missing, Missing Adult, Pictures | 4 comments

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