Bellevue Man Still Missing In Olympic National Park

CLALLAM COUNTY, WA - The search for a mountain biker missing in the Olympic National Forest continued over the weekend, according to reports. Jacob Gray, 22, of Bellevue, was first reported missing on April 6 when his mountain bike and camping gear were found by hikers along Sol Duc Hot Springs Road. Rangers conducted a search of the immediate area, but were unable to immediately locate him.

On Saturday, Clallam County Search and Rescue took over as the search moved west out of the park an into the national forest, according to the Peninsula Daily News. The Sol Duc River begins near Mt. Carrie in the northwest section of the park and flows to the Pacific Ocean near La Push.

After 10 days of searching, Olympic park rangers are no longer actively looking for Gray, according to the Daily News, and have switched to a "limited continuous search." They will follow up on any leads that are found, however.

Gray is a student at Bellevue College, according to the Port Townsend Leader. He has been described as an experienced outdoorsman. Rescue personnel and his family speculate that Gray may fallen into the Sol Duc River, and there's evidence in the area where his gear was found that he had tried to climb out.

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