BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho — The Blaine County Sheriff's Office is searching the Prairie Creek Area, which is north of Ketchum, for a woman who hasn't returned from hiking in the area since Oct. 19.
Officials said they received information about a possible missing hiker at about 1 p.m. Oct. 22. When deputies went to the Prairie Creek Area, they found a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek with the Utah Plate YOPABAG.
The car belongs to Fern L. Baird, 64, of Park City, Utah. Baird was reported missing.
The sheriff's office said investigators found evidence that Baird went on a hike at about 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 and hasn't returned.
About 20 Blaine County Sheriff Search and Rescue members BSCO began searching the area, including Prairie Lake, Minor Lake, and Mill Lake.
Search teams received the help of an Idaho National Guard helicopter and the search had to stop at dusk, according to officials. The search resumed the following morning with over 40 members of the BCSO, BCSAR and Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue from Boise.
The search for Baird started again at 8 a.m. Saturday and now officials are asking for the public's help in finding the missing 64-year-old woman. Anyone that was in the area on Oct. 19 or know anything to call Blaine County Emergency Communications at (208) 788-5555 and ask to speak with an on-duty deputy.
