'Please Pray:' NJ Man Goes Missing For 4 Days In Dangerous Area

Ryan Albert's aunt wants people to pray now that the New Jersey man has been missing for four days now.

A search continued Monday for the 30-year-old man who went missing in the mountains last week, according to the National Park Service.

Ryan Albert of Marlton was last seen leaving the Denver area early Thursday morning wearing dark clothes and a backpack before he went missing at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, according to the National Park Service.

"Please pray for my nephew, Ryan Albert, who is missing after going hiking in Colorado, that God would guide the search team to find him quickly, and for comfort for my sister and the rest of our family as we wait for news," his aunt, Jennifer Logullo, said on Facebook.

On Friday, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers were contacted by the Denver Police Department who had been notified by a family member that Albert was overdue.

It's believed he was attempting to climb Longs Peak on Thursday. Albert’s rental car was found at the Longs Peak trailhead on Friday afternoon, according to the NPS.

Rocky Mountain National Park's search and rescue team, assisted by the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Larimer County Search and Rescue, were canvassing both low-elevation and technical terrain to look for Albert.

Information revealed on Saturday indicates that Albert intended on climbing Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route. The search teams have been met with extreme weather conditions, rime ice, verglas ice and pockets of deep snow in the higher elevation of the search area, according to the NPS.

The search was beset this weekend by a forecast that calls for ice fog, snow showers, thunderstorms and temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Up to three inches of snow were predicted in the search area and the extended forecast includes cold temperatures and snow throughout the week.

The safety of the ground teams continues to be the priority for those managing the search, according to the NPS.

Park rangers would like to hear from anyone who has been in the Longs Peak area since Thursday, October 4, or who may have had contact with Albert regarding his planned route on Longs Peak. Please call (970) 586-1204.

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