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Authorities searching for 63-year-old man missing from Prescott campground for nearly a week

Jeffrey Gordon Stambaugh was last seen on Sept. 29 at the Granite Basin Camp Ground in Prescott.
Credit: Stambaugh family

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who went missing nearly a week ago at a campsite in Prescott.

Jeffrey Gordon Stambaugh, 63, was last seen on Sept. 29 after leaving his campground at Granite Basin Campground.

The family of Stambaugh says he left on foot without his cell phone. He is 5-foot-9, 180 pounds with gray hair and hazel eyes with a possible ankle injury.

He was last seen wearing a black Arizona Diamondbacks hat shown in the photo below.

Credit: Stambaugh family

On Sunday, search parties were out walking trails and using drones to search the area. A search will continue on Monday.

Forest rangers did warn searchers of two active bears in the area and have spotted several dead animals that the bears have attacked.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Yavapai Sheriff's Office at 928-771-3260 or Silent Witness at 1-800-932-3232.

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