The vehicle belonging to the missing Saltsburg-area hunter was found earlier this afternoon, according to state police.
Public Information Officer Trooper Cliff Greenfield said the dark green 2005 Jeep Wrangler belonging to 45-year-old Bryan John Bialas was located in a wooded area of Young Township Friday afternoon. Search and rescue efforts are underway in that area. State police are being assisted by the PA Game Commission, Indiana County Emergency Management Agency, and the Coal Run/McIntyre Fire Department.
Bialas was reported missing Wednesday after failing to show up for work, and a colleague informed police he planned on going hunting with his two Bluetick Coonhounds. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately.
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State police are searching for a Saltsburg-area man who went missing on Monday.
Troopers say they are searching for 45-year-old Bryan John Bialas of Conemaugh Township, who was reported missing after failing to show up for work. They add Bialas informed a coworker around 2:30 PM on Tuesday that he planned on going hunting with his two Bluetick Coonhounds and has not been seen since. He frequently hunts in various locations in the Iselin-Apollo region and typically wears a hunting hard hat with an attached flashlight, according to a news release.
Bialas is described as white, thin, standing 6-foot-1 with brown eyes, long brown hair that’s usually in a ponytail, and a full beard. He’s said to be driving a dark green 2005 Jeep Wrangler with two doors, a tan soft top and bearing a license plate number of KSK-7331.
Photos of Bialas and his car are below. Anyone with information should call 911 immediately.
