Although not local, doesn't hurt to put something like this up:
The New Hampshire fish and Game Department is searching for Robert Hughes, 59, of Williamsville, Vermont, who is missing on the Zealand Falls Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness area of the White Mountain National Forest.
Officials are focusing their search on the Zealand Falls Trail, because Hughes was last seen being dropped off at the trailhead by the Appalachian Mountain Club shuttle at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
The search for Hughes began on Tuesday afternoon, when concerned family members reported him missing to authorities. Hughes' family described him as being in a despondent state of mind. His vehicle was found parked at the AMC Highland House in Crawford Notch, N.H., and it was reported that he had attempted to make lodging reservations for Tuesday night at AMC's Zealand Falls Hut, though the cell phone transaction was not completed.
N.H. Fish and Game Conservation Officers are being assisted in the search by New Hampshire State Police detectives and helicopter, U.S. Forest Service personnel, Appalachian Mountain Club staff, Upper Valley Wilderness Search and Rescue team members, Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue personnel and New England K-9 Search and Rescue teams.
If anyone has seen Robert Hughes or has any additional information, please call New Hampshire Fish and Game Department at (603) 271-3127.
