After snow, search intensifies for missing man in Summit County
(KUTV) — UPDATE: 10/21/19 10:30 a.m. -- A limited, ongoing search continued on Monday for Carl Crumrine.
With more than 12 inches of snow in the area, Summit County Search and Rescue used resources both by air and ground as the weather conditions permitted.
UPDATE: 10/18/19 8:39 a.m. -- As snow fell overnight, the search continues Friday for Carl Crumrine, who went missing while hunting in Summit County on Oct. 14.
Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez said:
Our search continues today for Carl Crumrine. Summit County SAR is reporting several inches of snow this morning in the search area. We give our heartfelt thanks to all the surrounding agencies and dozens of personnel assisting in finding Carl.
(UPDATE 10/17/19 5:19 a.m.) -- Crews continue their search for Carl Crumrine Thursday morning " with ground, horseback, ATV, and air resources in the field."
Crumrine is from West Virginia and went missing on a hunting trip in Summit County on Monday.
Assisting in the efforts to find Crumrine are:
- Wasatch County Search & Rescue
- Uinta County Fire and Ambulance
- Great Basin K9 Search & Rescue
- Utah Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
- Utah Department of Public Safety
(KUTV) -- A 69-year-old West Virginia man went missing during a hunting trip in Summit County on Monday morning.
Summit County Sheriff's Office is searching for Carl L. Crumrine, 69, of West Virginia, who was reported to have not been seen since 5:30 a.m. on Monday.
Crumrine is described to a Caucasian male with gray hair and blue eyes that's 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds. He's believed to be wearing a camo shirt, coat and pants with an orange and black hunter's vest. He's also reported to be new to the area and was prepared for cold weather, but has a small amount of food with him and possibly possessing a hunting rifle.
According to a press release from the agency, Crumrine was hunting with a group in the Lyman Lake area of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the eastern part of the county. He reportedly left the campsite on foot and walked toward Lyman Lake.
A member of his hunting group contacted law enforcement after Crumrine had not returned after sunset.
Summit County Sheriff's Office and Summit County Search and Rescue deployed resources on Monday evening and a search is currently underway with searchers on the ground, horseback and in the air with the help of the Utah Department of Public Safety.
If anyone has seen Crumrine or has any other information, please call Summit County Sheriff's Office at 435-615-3600.