According to the National Park Service,
Mr. Lopez started hiking the Emory Peak trail in the Chisos Mountains on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Late that evening, his friends reported him missing. The National Park Service initiated ground search operations on the morning of Sunday, September 2, 2018, with sixteen National Park Service search personnel, along with 2 Border Patrol agents assisting the ground search. Aerial search included the park’s fixed wing aircraft, and a Customs & Border Protection air and marine helicopter were used.
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Judaea Rojo
July 11, 2021 at 7:04 pm9/3/18 Update: Missing hiker, Edilberto Lopez, has been found alive, and well. More here: https://www.nps.gov/bibe/learn/news/missing-hiker-found.htm