Derek Lueking went missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in March 2012.. Lueking’s car was found parked in the lower lot of Newfound Gap, on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.
At the time he went missing, Lueking was wearing black track pants and white tennis shoes. He may have had a Realtree camouflage rain gear and a small, dark-colored day pack.
According to a KnoxNews article, Derek Lueking was 24 when his roommate (some online articles indicate 23), concerned that he didn’t show up for his job at Peninsula Hospital in Louisville, Tennessee, reported him missing on March 15, 2012.
A search was conducted for Lueking, and it was called off on March 26.
Derek is described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 220 pounds, with brown hair and a short beard.
Anyone with information that could help find Lueking is asked to call Investigative Services with the National Park Service at (888) 653-0009.