Tennessee couple Jonas Bare, Cynthia Hovsepian missing on birthday vacation in Alaska
Two Tennessee tourists vacationing in Alaska have been missing for almost a week — and authorities found their luggage left behind in their Airbnb rental.
Couple Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37, were supposed to check out of their rental on Aug. 11 after a two-day stay, but never did, the Fairbanks Police Department said.
The dark-blue Jeep Compass they were renting was found abandoned at the Chena Hot Springs Resort on Saturday — the same day they were reported missing, authorities said.
“Neither Bare nor Hovsepian checked out of the Airbnb and their personal belongings were left on scene,” Fairbanks police said.
The pair were last seen on Aug. 10 on a hiking trail near the popular resort in Fairbanks, a city with a population of more than 30,000.
Hovsepian is visually impaired and occasionally will use a cane while walking, according to a missing person bulletin from the Division of Alaska State Troopers, which is helping in the case.
Bare, a Nashville businessman, last posted on Facebook about his trip to Alaska on Aug. 8. He previously said in another post he was traveling to his 50th state for his 50th birthday.
“I’m not going to get lost like I did 10 years ago in Australia and Katoomba Range. If a Kodiak gets me, I’ll consider that an honorable death 😝,” he eerily wrote in one of the Aug. 8 posts.
As of Thursday afternoon, an Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Bare and Hovsepian were still missing.
Their names remain on the Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s missing persons list as of early Friday.
Police have used helicopters, ATVs and K-9 teams during their desperate search for the couple.
Bare has brown hair and brown eyes and stands 5 feet 9. Hovsepian is 5 feet 6 with blond hair and green eyes, police said.
