Day 2 and still no sign of man missing in Yellowstone National Park
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — The search continues Friday at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park for an Illinois man who has been missing since Wednesday morning.
Eight hiking teams, five dog teams, four horse teams and a helicopter will continue to search for 53-year-old Jeff Murphy.
Murphy is from Batavia, Illinois. He is 5’11” tall, weighs 190 pounds, wear glasses and may be wearing khaki pants, a yellow T-shirt, navy pullover, a green and gray rain jacket and an army green backpack.
Murphy’s last known location was the Rescue Creek Trailhead, near Yellowstone’s North Entrance, at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a park news release. He intended to hike for the day to Turkey Pen Peak.
Anyone with information on Murphy is asked to call (307) 344-2643.