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UPDATE: Mother Who Mysteriously Vanished at Zion National Park Found Alive

Kym L Pasqualini
4 min readOct 17, 2020

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Holly Courtier with her daughter Kailey Chambers prior to Holly’s disappearance on October 6, 2020, in Zion National Park.
Holly Courtier with her daughter Kailey Chambers prior to Holly’s disappearance on October 6, 2020, in Zion National Park.

Utah authorities were desperately searching for missing mother Holly Courtier, 38, who vanished in Zion National Park. She was last seen at approximately 1:30 p.m., on October 6, 2020.

Holly Courtier went missing while hiking to the Emerald Pools at Zion National Park in Utah.
Holly Courtier went missing while hiking to the Emerald Pools at Zion National Park in Utah.

Holly rode a private shuttle to the Grotto parking area and intended to hike the Kayenta Trail, headed to Emerald Pools, and was scheduled to be picked up at 4:40 p.m. She never showed.

Holly’s family reported her missing two days later. Authorities began their search on October 9, 2020, and found her vehicle in a neighboring town.

Her survival looked dim after 12 days, but the miraculous happened. Search and rescue crews found Holly on Sunday after a visitor at the park told rangers that they saw her in the park.

Kailey Chambers, Holly’s daughter, told CBS Los Angeles that her mom had lost her job as a nanny due to the pandemic and had planned on traveling the country in a van she converted into a camper.

Holly left her phone in California and she left no itinerary or mention of her travel plans.

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Kym L Pasqualini
Kym L Pasqualini

Written by Kym L Pasqualini

A veteran crime victim advocate who loves to write. Founder and CEO of the National Center for Missing Adults from 1994–2010.

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