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Search Continues For Woman Missing At Zion National Park Since Oct 6

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October 17, 2020

The search for a California woman missing in Zion National Park since October 6 was expected to continue throughout the weekend/NPS HO

Aided by canine teams and a drone, searchers in Zion National Park in southwestern Utah continued Saturday to search for a woman missing since she got off a park shuttle at the Grotto trailhead on October 6.

Thirty-eight-year-old Holly Suzanne Courtier had been traveling the country and visiting national parks since losing her job as a nanny, according to her daughter.

On Friday, five K-9 Units from the Utah Search Dogs and a drone operator from Grand Canyon National Park Emergency Service Team resumed the search for the California woman. These efforts were to continue throughout the weekend in collaboration with search and rescue crews on the ground.

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the National Park Service units that has an unmanned aircraft (drone) program to assist with ranger operations such as search and rescue. The National Park Service uses unmanned aircraft, under regional director approval, for specific operations. These include search and rescue operations, fire operations, scientific study, and related aerial photography. The National Park Service does not allow recreational use of unmanned aircraft by the public.

Courtier was described as standing 5-foot-3 and weighing 100 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. She may possibly be wearing the following items: a Patagonia Black Nano Puff Jacket, a Dark Tank Top, Danner brown Hiking Boots with red laces, and a Kuhl Cream Open-front Hoody. She also might have an Osprey Blue multi-day pack, a yoga mat, a Rumpl NanoLoft Puffy Blanket, and a Camouflage Doublesize Hammock. Her intended travel plan was unknown and her current whereabouts are unknown.

If you have any information that could help investigators, if you may have seen Courtier, or if you were in the Grotto area of the park on October 6 or October 7, you're asked to contact the NPS Investigative Service Branch (ISB) Tip Line. CALL or TEXT at (888) 653-0009, EMAIL [email protected] or ONLINE form at www.nps.gov/ISB

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