Great Smoky Mountains Park Rangers Search for Missing Man

Press release from GSMNP:

Park Searching for Missing Person in NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are searching for a 58 year-old male near the Cataloochee Divide Trail in Haywood County, NC. Kevin Mark Lynch was last seen at the Swag Resort along the boundary of the park at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 27. Lynch has mild dementia and may be confused about his location.

Please contact the park’s Emergency Communications Center at 865-436-1230 if you were hiking on the Cataloochee Divide Trail after 3:00 p.m. yesterday or have any information regarding the individual after this time period. Haywood County has issued a silver alert.

Approximately 30 searchers from the National Park Service, Haywood County Search and Rescue, and other partner organizations are in the area today looking for Lynch both on and off trail. He was not carrying any equipment at the time of his disappearance.