The search efforts for the missing daughter of one of the members of The Piano Guys was dropped by authorities as they have no leads or any trace of her whereabouts or the reason of her disappearance. Despite this, her family is hopeful and is not giving up that they will eventually find her.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the 21-year-old missing daughter was identified as Anna Schmidt, the daughter of The Piano Guys' member, John Schmidt. She has been missing since last week in Columbia Gorge of Oregon.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, the massive search to find Anna has been cancelled. She was last seen by her roommate in Portland on Oct. 16 and was reported missing on Oct. 19. She moved to Oregon from Salt Lake City in July this year. She is known to be an avid hiker. Her car was found unoccupied parked off Interstate 84, which is near Bonneville Dam and the Tooth Rock Trailhead.
It is believed by authorities that Anna went out to hike in one of the many trails in the area. She reportedly just purchased a new tent and a backpack. It is believed that she might have been injured or was not prepared well enough because the weather at the trails is extreme and not average.
Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson said in a statement that more than 150 miles of the trails in the area were search as of Sunday and more than a dozen agencies have joined the three-day search efforts. Ground crews, aircrafts and dogs were deployed in the search.
The volunteers came from agency units from Multnomah, Washington, Clatsop, Clackamas and Hood River counties. The search efforts were cancelled because there were no signs or any lead regarding her whereabouts. They will resume the search efforts if they receive any type of development.
The mother of Anna said that she does not think her daughter is still alive. The mother added, "Honestly, that brings me comfort knowing she is with her Heavenly Father, that she's not hurting, that she's not suffering. But we do want to find her body." Her father also said that they are not giving up and are organizing their own efforts to try and look for Anna, New York Daily News reported.
Anna is said to stand 5'44" tall and is 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone who has information is urged to call 911.
