Day/date: July 8, 1988


                              RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Incident type: Search
Log number: 88-137
Date/time of incident: 7/6                          Date/time received: 7/8
Park: Grand Teton       Location:
Reported by: Jim Reilly, RAD, RMRO
Received by: Dawn Dempsey, RAD, WASO

Incident Summary
Rangers received a report on July 6th that J.L., 34, a concession
employee, was missing. J.L. had last been seen near Laurel Lake at noon on
the 5th; he had been with out a pack and was wearing shorts and tennis
shoes. A search was initiated and his car was found at the String Lake
trail head that evening. A full search was begun on the 7th. Currently the
park is using 40 ground searchers, 2 helicopters and 8 dog teams.