The search for the missing tourist on Appalachian Trail continues a year later

Volunteers from the organization Knox County Rescue are continuing the search operation for Appalachian Trail in the state Georgia a year after a hiker Charles Hosch went missing there. The sheriff Union County officially called off the search in late November, but the hiker's family asked volunteer teams to continue the work.

Hosch was last seen on November 11 near Byron Herbert Reece Trailhead in the Blood Mountain area. Rescue efforts are currently focused on the difficult rocky terrain. Teams are checking potential fall locations, including voids under large boulders and cave entrances where the victim could have crawled.

The family of the missing person is urging park visitors to share any photos, videos, or camera trap data from the period of the disappearance, even if the tourist himself is not in them, and to pass on any evidence to the Union County operations center.