A search is underway for a local man who got lost in the park on the evening of Sunday, February 11th.The man and a companion were in a truck that got stuck, so left it and began walking out. They saw lights and decided to go straight toward them in order to get out of the woods. This entailed a crossing of the Big South Fork River. The river temperature was about 30 degrees and the air temperature was about the same at the time, causing one of the two men to return to the riverbank. The second man continued on, though, and has not been seen or heard from since. A search was conducted through much of the night and ramped up on Monday morning to a larger operation. A helicopter from Mammoth Cave was called in, as were dog teams. Assisting agencies included McCreary County SAR, the county sheriff’s office, and Daniel Boone National Forest.
