Search launched for missing man near Great Allegheny Passage, Perryopolis PA


A 43-year-old man went missing from a campsite near Great Allegheny Passage bike trail between Dawson and Layton Bridge. He was last heard from around 1 a.m. via text, and his phone died around 3 a.m. When other campers woke at 7 a.m., he was not at the campsite. Multiple fire and rescue teams are searching the area starting near the 96.6 mile marker.
Audio|Source: Fayette County Fire
04:43
Transcript:
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Make contact with Station 11, advise them to go to the bike's trailside, have not, 436 yet.
00:07
Reed CPS, he's on scene now.
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State County, Station 11.
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State County is 32, County.
00:26
Good, County.
00:29
Be advised, the father is at 96.6 mile marker stating that they are looking for the son.
00:36
They started in that area.
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That's where they camped.
00:41
Tried to reach Station 11 to see if they would start that way.
00:47
We see it. Our buggy is on the way of the trail.
00:49
I'll make sure that's relayed to them.
00:51
Receive.
00:57
32 lieutenant 32 cats and we're about 4 miles per the 100 pound tank
01:04
good copy 32 command we are on the bike on the bike trail now on the Dawson side
01:19
32
01:22
This is Western Orlando 17.
01:24
We'll be entering soon.
01:25
I headed toward your way on a bike truck.
01:32
Station 11, did you copy that update there at 96.6.6.
01:41
We'll have a UTV copy.
01:43
Copy, 6.6.
01:49
Station 30 fixture, being requested for a search detail for a missing male, 43 years old, possibly camping from Dawson to Layton Bridge area,
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requesting start on the bike trail.
02:07
Father is at 96.6-mile marker.
02:11
County 36-2.
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Go ahead, 36, Chief.
02:18
Do you want to activate 48 on that?
02:24
That's received.
02:27
It sounds like you're in Franklin Township, so you must have activate them.
02:35
County Station 29, you're being requested near Hatfield Road, Vanellon Township, AED, response, cardiac arrest.
02:49
Operation 712.
02:54
The county station 48, you're responding for a search detail between Dawson and Layton Bridge for a 43-year-old male.
03:06
Operation 1714
03:11
Sounding 29 squad in route Receive 29 squad, Operation 704
03:21
Hey, County Dolly is responding for the search detail, Leighton Bridge area.
03:27
Be advised, starting point for the mail that went missing Franklin Township just past Dickerson Run access, left that way towards Leighton.
03:40
Johnny from Rescue 32, can you repeat that?
03:45
Spoke with the father, the mail is facing in the Franklin Township area just past Dickerson Run, stating that the mail is missing left from that area towards Leighton.
04:00
Do you have a time frame about how long you know or just recently or?
04:07
Around 3 a.m., the mail phone went dead.
04:09
Sister Lespoke with him around 1 a.m.
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via text.
04:14
Parties in the camping with him woke around 7 a.m.
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and did not see him at the campsite.
04:24
All right, that's received.
04:27
So this is prior information from original.
04:30
There's no update on any location or anything or any other updated information.
04:35
No pinpoint location yet for the mail that is missing, correct?
04:42
That's received.
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Location mentioned:
1021-1018 Great Allegheny Passage, Perryopolis, PA 15473
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