Searches will resume today for an Irish man who went missing in the US Rocky Mountains over a week ago.
Cian McLaughlin, from Dublin, was last seen in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming eight days ago.
The 27-year-old has not been seen since 2.30pm on Tuesday, June 8, near the Lupine Meadows Trailhead in Grand Teton National Park.
Fears for the Dublin man's safety grew after he did not report for work at a resort in Jackson, Wyoming, on June 10.
He was reported missing to Teton County Sheriff's Office two days later.
Authorities contacted Grand Teton National Park on Sunday as they believed Mr McLaughlin was hiking there.
More than 40 park staff are now conducting ground search in an effort to locate Mr McLaughlin.
Four local search and rescue dog teams and members of Teton County Search and Rescue are also involved in the search.
Aerial reconnaissance is also being carried out in the park, which is approximately 310,000 acres in size.
Mr McLaughlin was last seen wearing a tank top and shorts as well as a bucket hat and round sunglasses. He did not have a backpack.
He is described as six feet tall and around 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown, collar length hair that he sometimes wears in a bun. He has an Irish accent.
It's understood Mr McLaughlin has an active lifestyle and is a qualified ski and snowboard instructor.
Search and rescue teams do not know Mr McLaughlin and believe he may have been walking in the park's Garnet Canyon, Surprise, Amphitheater, Delta or Taggart Lakes areas.
Public Affairs Officer at Grand Teton National Park Denise Germann said they don't believe Mr McLaughlin planned to camp overnight so search and rescue teams have ruled out the longer trails.
Speaking to RTE Radio One's Morning Ireland yesterday, she said: "We do know that he was in the area. It is our belief that he had planned to go hiking.
"But he never returned so we are putting out search efforts across the park to see if we can find him.
"We found his vehicle at the Lupin Meadows Trailhead and that could access a variety of trails.
"Some trails that are a little bit lower elevation front country and some that do go to the higher elevations.
"We have nothing to lead us to where he might be because we just have no information."
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to Mr McLaughlin's family.
Cian's mother Grainne will travel with her partner to the US today as searches continue.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help pay for her accommodation, travel costs and any other contingencies.
Currently over €17,000 has been raised of the €20,000 goal. You can donate to the fund raiser by heading here.
