A team of US experts, the 1st Special Response Group, reported that they have found the trail of a missing poet in Japan and “cautiously but determinedly optimistic” about the search.
The US poet Craig Arnold disappeared while climbing a volcano in Japan on April 26, and literary types around the world have rallied to keep up the search for the missing author. At a special Facebook page, concerned readers can contribute to the search and rescue fund.
Here’s more from the group: “[Rescuers] believe they have identified where Craig’s tracks end at a steep incline. The team believes that Craig went down that incline but they do not believe it would necessarily be a fatal fall. Thanks to the Fund to Find Craig Arnold and the support of both U.S. and Japanese authorities, the family has been able to re-engage some of the original search team and at least one of the Fulbright volunteers on the island and they will rejoin the search today, coordinating with 1SRG, to try to determine if Craig is somewhere near that incline, and/or where his trail leads from there.”