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Husband of GNP ranger missing in Wyoming

| November 15, 2007 10:00 PM

As of Friday afternoon, the husband of a seasonal Glacier National Park ranger was still missing in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Fremont County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Jerry Evagelatos said Friday that from 45 to 60 people were searching for 46-year-old Clay Rubano, an employee of the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander who was missing since last Saturday. Rubano's wife, Rachael Jenkins, is a seasonal park ranger. According to Evagelatos, Rubano had plans for a day hike above the falls on the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. Rubano did not show up for work at NOLS on Monday and his car was found that afternoon in a parking lot about 10 miles south of Lander. Evagelatos said three helicopters and seven dogs were part of the search effort. The weather has been fairly warm in the area where Rubano was hiking, with a small amount of snow, according to Evagelatos, but the area is brushy and thick — hampering search efforts.