Update On NJ Man Missing In Grand Canyon National Park

FREEHOLD, NJ — A Freehold man who went missing at Grand Canyon National Park in late July remains missing as of Thursday, the Public Affairs Office of Grand Canyon National Park told Patch.

Thomas Daniel Gibbs, 35, was last heard from on July 22 at 12 p.m. and was believed to have been in the Grandview Trail and Horseshoe Mesa area.

On July 28, friends and family reported Gibbs missing. His Tesla Cybertruck was found the same day in the Grandview Point parking lot on the South Rim, authorities said.

From July 29 through Aug. 1, park officials said ground searchers extensively searched the Grandview Trail and its side drainages.

In addition, drones and search dogs from Coconino County Search & Rescue were also utilized, along with high-angle technical rescue efforts near Grandview Point.

“Responders from Grand Canyon National Park, along with Coconino County Search and Rescue, worked collaboratively to ensure a thorough search of the area despite challenging conditions,” officials said.

To date, authorities said no evidence has been found, and search efforts have been scaled back in recent days due to a lack of further clues or evidence to suggest that Gibbs was in the greater Grandview Trail area.

Investigations remain ongoing. If additional clues or evidence are discovered, officials said their search and rescue team will promptly follow up with search efforts in the field.

According to park officials, Gibbs is a 6’01” white man with brown hair, brown eyes and no tattoos.

Park rangers are asking anyone who was in the Grandview Trail around July 22, and who may have seen Gibbs or has information on his whereabouts, to contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009.

Tips can also be submitted online or via email at nps_isb@nps.gov.

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