Grinders Ferry News Today

On a winter thru-hike of the Ozark Highlands Trail, Jeff Garmire contended with snowstorms, swam a river, and bushwhacked paths overgrown with bramble—and discovered the rugged heart of one of America’s lesser-known long trails

It was the middle of a long Montana winter, and I needed an escape. In late 2020 I had thru-hiked the Ouachita Trail, and enjoyed the rolling hills, pristine shelters, and deciduous forests. Compared to the Ouachita, it would be less forgiving, and a lot tougher to escape if weather rolled in.

On a winter thru-hike of the Ozark Highlands Trail, Jeff Garmire contended with snowstorms, swam a river, and bushwhacked paths overgrown with bramble—and discovered the rugged heart of one of America’s lesser-known long trails.

The search for 39-year-old Fidel Angel Salamanca Saravia, who was lost late Tuesday afternoon in the Grinders Ferry area of the Buffalo River, ended at approximately 11 a.m. Thursday, according to a National Park Service press release.

Crews continue searching for a 39-year-old man who reportedly lost his footing and went underwater at Grinder’s Ferry.

A missing man has been found after disappearing in the Buffalo River on Tuesday.

Crews found the body of a man who was swept underwater in the Buffalo River.

A man was lost Tuesday while wading in the Buffalo National River north of Harrison, according to the National Park Service.

Multiple agencies are searching for a 39-year-old man who was swept underwater and never resurfaced at Grinders Ferry in the Buffalo National River.

A man from El Salvador was reported lost in the Buffalo River Thursday afternoon. According to the National Park Service, dispatch received notification at