Dozens brave bitter cold, rugged terrain in search for missing SMU professor
Dec 15, 2025
One month after SMU law professor Charles Hosch disappeared while hiking, his family was joined by dozens of volunteers who braved freezing temperatures to conduct another large-scale search in the mountains of northern Georgia.
Hosch was last seen on Nov. 11 while hiking near Blood Mountain, a r
ugged and heavily traveled section of the Appalachian Trail.
Last weekend, more than 70 volunteers returned to the area, enduring freezing temperatures as they searched again for any sign of Hosch.
His daughter said she has been overwhelmed by the generosity of volunteers from Texas, Georgia and beyond.
“We’re obviously very sad. I think that goes without saying, how much we miss Dad and how much we wish for a different outcome,” said Julia Hosch Singh. “I think that thoroughness and that people are still willing to keep going with us are because of Dad and the community that Dad has built.”
She said volunteers have been able to revisit some of the initial search areas, but so far, there is still no sign of her father.
A K-9 group is expected to continue searching.
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