GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a Florida man was reported missing by his hiking group in Grand Canyon National Park.

Park officials say 52-year-old Floyd E. Roberts III, of Treasure Island, was on the first day of a multiday backpacking trip when he was reported missing Saturday afternoon.

They say a member of Roberts’ hiking group reported him missing near Kelly Tanks in the extreme western portion of Grand Canyon National Park.

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