No sign of hiker missing in Glacier Park

A search is under way in Glacier National Park for a 19-year man who failed to return from a day hike on Saturday.  

About 50 people are involved in the search, and by late afternoon Monday there were no developments, said Denise Germann, Glacier public affairs specialist.    

Late Saturday night, park dispatch received a call that Jakson Kreiser, a seasonal employee with Glacier Park Inc. at Lake McDonald Lodge, was overdue from a day hike.   

Park rangers found Kreiser’s vehicle in the Logan Pass Visitor Center Parking Lot.  

It is believed that Kreiser was planning a day hike from Logan Pass to the Avalanche Lake area. Ground and aerial search efforts were conducted Sunday and continue Monday.  

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office Mountain Rescue Team, helicopters and a U.S. Border Patrol search dog team are assisting in the search. 

Kreiser is from Michigan, and some of his family members arrived at the park Monday, Germann said.

This is Kreiser’s first year working in the area. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall with short, black curly hair and a black beard. It is believed he was wearing a yellow sweatshirt and khaki pants, and carrying a gray and yellow backpack.   

Anyone who may have been in the Logan Pass, Hidden Lake, Floral Park or Avalanche Lake areas over the weekend and may have seen Kreiser is encouraged to contact park dispatch at 406-888-7800.