Hopeful
Austin was an avid outdoorsman, so Chief Kloster was optimistic that despite his long absence, the teen would be able to survive in the wilderness. “He’s young; he’s in shape,” said Park Ranger Steve. He added, “There’s all kinds of water out there.” Why hadn’t the search team discovered Austin if he was still alive? It had been eleven days since we’d seen each other.
Hopeful
Searching One Last Time
In the 20 years that Chief Ranger Steve Kloster has worked in and around the park, a search for a missing person had never taken this long. He was about to call it a day when he realized he needed to send out the search parties again. He thought they should give it one more go before calling it a day. Despite this, they returned empty-handed, indicating that it was past time for them to face the facts.
Searching One Last Time
