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- Blake Kieckhafer, 23, disappeared after taking a ride share service to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, National Park Service officials say
- He was last seen on Thursday, August 7, when he was dropped off at the park by a ride share service
- His family reported him missing on Monday, August 11
A 23-year-old man is missing after hailing a ride share service to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, park officials say.
Search efforts began after the family of Blake Kieckhafer, from Omaha, Nebraska, reported him missing to park rangers on Monday, August 11, a National Park Service spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday, August 12.
Kieckhafer was last spotted in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of the park on Thursday, August 7 around 5:20 p.m. local time, when he was dropped off by the ride share service, the park spokesperson said.
No updates have been shared since and park officials did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Kieckhafer’s brother Justin pleaded for information in a Facebook group post on Sunday, August 10, calling it a “shot in the dark.”
He said Blake bought something at an O’Reilly Auto Parts shop and purchased a day pass to Rocky Mountain National Park that was scanned on Thursday evening, the day he was last seen.
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Blake was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt, dark pants, and a dark baseball cap with no logo, according to park officials. He was carrying a small, maroon daypack and is about 5’11” and 180 lbs. with short blond hair, a mustache and blue/green eyes.
Officials are urging those with information about Kieckhafer’s whereabouts to call the National Park Service Investigative Services Bureau Tip Line or submit a tip online or via email.
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