News Release

National Park Service Seeks Information on Missing Person at Grand Canyon National Park

NPS Missing Person Flyer

News Release Date: July 29, 2025

Contact: Grand Canyon Office of Communications

The National Park Service is asking for the public’s help in locating Thomas Daniel Gibbs, 35, of Freehold, New Jersey, who was last heard from on July 22, 2025, at approximately 12 p.m.

Gibbs’ family and friends reported him missing on Monday, July 28. His Tesla Cybertruck was found the same day in the Grandview Point parking lot on the South Rim. Gibbs is believed to have been in the Grandview Trail and Horseshoe Mesa area on July 22.

Physical description:

• Age: 35
• Race: White
• Sex: Male
• Height: 6’01”
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Brown
• Tattoos: None

Park rangers are asking anyone who was in the Grandview Trail around July 22 and who may have seen Gibbs or has information on his whereabouts to contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line at 888-653-0009. Tips can also be submitted online at www.nps.gov/ISB or via email at [e-mail]. 

No further information is available at this time. Updates will be provided as they become available.
 

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