Austin Bohanan walks out of National Park near Tabcat Creek after being missing for 11 days, transported to hospital

Austin Bohanan walks out of Park.

On Tuesday, August 22 at approximately 2:30 p.m., Austin Bohanan walked out of the remote backcountry area near Tabcat Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bohanan was transported by Rural Metro to Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, TN, according to the National Park Service.

No additional details are available at this time.

Efforts had ramped up today to find Bohanan, who had been missing since Friday evening, Aug. 11 after hiking near Chilhowee Lake with his stepfather.

Two search and rescue dog teams had joined 28 trained emergency responders today in the ongoing search for eighteen-year old Austin Bohanan. Rangers with Tennessee State Parks, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, and Obed Wild and Scenic River joined the effort, with continuing support from Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff, Backcountry Unit Search and Rescue (BUSAR), and Blount Special Operations Response Team (BSORT) members. Additional resources with Eastern National Incident Coordination Center and Virginia’s Black Diamond Search and Rescue were also assisting with the overall management of the search.

An old Park map shows Tabcat Creek.

Waterfalls on Tabcat Creek.