Cass High School Teacher Reported Missing

Law enforcement crews are currently searching for a Bartow County School System teacher who failed to show up for class this morning.

Scott Salter, a language arts teacher at Cass High school, "did not show up for work this morning," the Cartersville Police Department said on its Facebook page.

While searching for Salter, authorities located his vehicle at the Cooper’s Furnace Hiking Trail parking lot, but there was no sign of him.

According to an incident report released by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office, Salter's car was discovered Monday morning by his parents at the parking lot. The report notes Salter likes to hike in the area.

Salter's mother told the responding sheriff's deputy that she was worried about her son's well-being because his employer called and asked if she'd heard or spoken with him.

"They stated he has gotten lost hiking before and called his brother to get him later that (sic) night, but he has ever stayed out all night and left his car alone," the incident report states.

The Cartersville Police Department said it will be responding with the search drone, along with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Law Enforcement Division.

The Pine Mountain area, which is near where Salter's car was reported missing and where crews are searching, has been closed off to the public at this time, Cartersville police spokesperson Lt. Mike Bettikofer said.

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