Park Ranger Missing, Kansans asked for help

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Lawrence family sought to help find missing ranger

By Scott Rothschild (Contact)
Thursday, August 4, 2005

Several Kansans, including a Lawrence family, may have been among the last to see a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger before the ranger was reported missing, officials said today.

The ranger, Jeff Christiansen, 31, has not been seen since last week.

On Friday, a family from Chanute, Kansas spoke with Christiansen near the summit of Mt. Chiquita in the Mummy Range.

Investigators say there also was a man and two sons from Lawrence who were in the area. One of the boys was wearing a sweatshirt with the words "State Track & Field Champions -- It’s A Tradition."

Park rangers asked that these folks, or anyone who was in the Mummy Range area of Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday or Saturday, please contact the park at 970-586-1204.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/aug/04/lawrence_family_sought_help_find_missing_ranger/?breaking

A real Amber-type alert. If you know family that fits the description tell them to contact Rocky Mountain National Park officals.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Maybe they can call in Gordon Liddy

I'm sure they can count on him during an emergency to find a federal employee :sarcasm:

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2. come to think of it,

they should check Cheney's Colorado hunting grounds, er, um, undisclosed location.

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3. Kansans have been found

From the Lawrence Journal-World.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/aug/06/lawrence_judge_saw_missing_park_ranger/?city_local

The search continued Friday in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park for a park ranger who briefly spoke with a group of vacationing Kansans, including Douglas County District Judge Steve Six, before disappearing into the wilderness.

Jeff Christensen, 31, a veteran ranger, emergency medical technician and experienced mountaineer, was last seen July 29 while on a back-country patrol.

He came upon a group of Kansas hikers, including two adult men — one from Lawrence — and two boys, one who wore a distinctive sweatshirt, according to the National Park Service.

Six, of Lawrence, who contacted the Journal-World on Friday, said the group included himself, his brother-in-law and Six’s two nephews. <more at link>.