Urgent Notice from the Great Smoky Mountains: Search Underway for Missing Individual
Efforts are underway by park rangers to locate a 35-year-old man in the vicinity of Townsend Wye, Tremont, and Cades Cove within the park. Jacob Riggs was last sighted in Maynardville, TN on April 7, and his vehicle was discovered within the park on April 8.
Riggs is described as a Caucasian male, with black hair, a dark beard, and brown eyes, standing at 6’2” tall and weighing 185 pounds.
Multiple organizations are collaborating with the National Park Service in this search operation, with additional resources slated to join the effort tomorrow.
If you have any information regarding Riggs’s whereabouts or have seen him, please reach out to us via:
CALL the NPS Tip Line: 888-653-0009
SUBMIT A TIP ONLINE: go.nps.gov/SubmitATip
EMAIL: nps_isb@nps.gov
In case of EMERGENCY, dial 9-1-1.
