KEENE — The search for a missing Keene man expanded Thursday into the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Area.

Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman David Winchell said no clues have been uncovered in two days of looking for Jeremy Quinn, 38, who disappeared after calling in Tuesday morning to say he would be 20 minutes late for work.

An all-out search began Tuesday night, when Quinn was first reported missing.

State Police are conducting a parallel missing-person investigation.

Quinn’s wife, Sheryl, works for DEC is Ray Brook; the couple have two young children.

Quinn’s unattended vehicle was found on Hickey Lane, near a camp where he does caretaking off Schaefer Road, which connects Hurricane Road with Route 9N.

Hurricane Road circumnavigates a steep hillside of lower ridges below Hurricane Mountain and two smaller peaks.

Spearheading the search, Forest Ranger Captain John Streiff said Wednesday that the outpouring of support from the community has been essential in helping expand the search.

Winchell said search efforts resumed shortly after daybreak Thursday.

“More than 100 people are involved in the search. Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks (SARNAK) volunteers joined the search efforts,” he said in a statement issued Thursday morning.

Involved in the ongoing effort are DEC Forest Rangers, DEC Environmental Conservation Police, State Police, State Police Aviation, Essex County Sheriff's Department, Keene Fire Department, Keene Valley Fire Department, Lake Placid Fire Department, SARNAK, DEC regional staff, Adirondack Park Agency staff, AuSable Club staff and many local volunteers.

“The support of the community has been overwhelming,” Winchell said, “whether volunteering to search or providing food, water and other supplies.”

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