Don't panic folks, its just for a book I'm writing.
Say someone is hiking the AT in PA. Dayhike to the Pinnicle, and they never came back, who would run the search for the missing person?
That area is a mix of PA state game land and State parks. Would the search be run by the PA game wardens, PA state police, the County PD or maybe police from the closes large town like Hamburg or Allentown?
Anyone have any experience with searching for a missing person in the woods. If I knew the area well I would jump on the opportunity to volunteer to help.