TEEN REPORTED MISSING IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Park rangers are searching this afternoon (Monday, August 14, 2017) for a Blount County teen believed to be lost in the southwestern area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Highway 129. Officers say 18-year-old Austin Bohanan was reported missing last night (Sunday, August 13, 2017). Thirteen members of the Park Search and Rescue Team began a ground search this morning. This is a developing story and more information will be released at a later time.