Vermont State Police The Vermont State Police is searching for a missing hiker who was last seen Wednesday evening with a large group of friends on the Appalachian Trail near the Cooper Lodge in Killington. The hiker is identified as Shmuel Rabinowitz, 15, of Montreal. The last contact with him was at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2019.
Shmuel is described as standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, with blue eyes and dirty blond hair. He was last seen wearing a lime green shirt, tan pants, a black baseball cap and a blue backpack.
Search crews have been working along hiking trails and any corridors near the last point of contact. Agencies involved in the search effort include the Vermont State Police Search and Rescue Team, Killington Search and Rescue, New England K-9 Search and Rescue, Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, U.S. Forest Service, Green Mountain Club, and the Vermont National Guard.
Anyone with information about Shmuel’s whereabouts or who may have seen an individual matching his description is asked to contact the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks at 802-773-9101.
CASE#: 19B403269
STATION: VSP Rutland
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101
DATE/TIME: 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2019
INCIDENT LOCATION: Appalachian Trail near Cooper Lodge, Killington, VT
INCIDENT: Missing hiker
SUBJECT: Shmuel Rabinowitz
AGE: 15
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Montreal, Quebec