Search Continues For Missing Teacher: Family

GRANT PARK, IL — Police, family and volunteers continue to search for a retired Tinley Park teacher who was last seen Sunday. The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office said Daniel A. Jarski, 62, was last seen Sunday in rural Grant Park, where he lives.

On Wednesday, Jarski's family announced a search was planned Thursday for hunting areas along the Kankakee River, as well as the river and riverbed.

An Illinois organization, Missing Persons Awareness Network NFP, has joined the search, which continued Thursday, according to the Daily-Journal. Drones, tracking dogs and all-terrain vehicles were being used in the search.

Missing Persons Awareness Network said it is not like Jarski to disappear and he could be in danger. According to family, Jarski left his phone and wallet at home when he left, which is out of character for him, the Journal reported.

Jarski, described as 6 feet tall and 240 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair, was last seen Sunday in his red Chevrolet City Express van with the license plate 2002807. The van was found in a hunting area parking lot in the state park on Tuesday, but Jarski remains missing.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact their local police department or Detective Brady Bertrand at 815-802-7159.

According to the Daily Journal, authorities searched for Jarski, a retired Andrew High School teacher, at Kankakee River State Park on Tuesday. The search began on the south bank of the river after Jarski's family reported him missing, according to the journal.

Jarski taught science at the Tinley Park high school. According to his Facebook page, he retired in 2017. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

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Photo via Kankakee County Sheriff's Office