Pittsburgh-area man found safe after search in Keystone State Park

Patrick Varine
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 11:15 a.m. | Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 11:15 a.m.

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Patrick Varine | Tribune-Review

Search crews were out in force both Saturday night and Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2020, looking for Donald A. Metzger, 39, of Ross Township, reported missing in the Keystone State Park area.

PA State police

Police are seeking Donald A. Metzger, 39, of Ross Township, who was reported missing in the area of Keystone State Park on Saturday.

Patrick Varine | Tribune-Review

Search crews were out in force Saturday night and Sunday as they looked for Donald A. Metzger, 39, of Ross, who was reported missing in the area of Keystone State Park.

Patrick Varine | Tribune-Review

Search crews were out in force both Saturday night and Sunday morning, Oct. 11, 2020, looking for Donald A. Metzger, 39, of Ross Township, reported missing in the Keystone State Park area.

A Pittsburgh-area man who was reported missing Saturday evening in Keystone State Park in Derry Township was found Sunday night, a state police spokesman said.

Search dog teams, dive crews and state police spent Sunday searching for Donald A. Metzger, 39, of Ross. He was found Sunday, Trooper Steve Limani tweeted about 7:30 p.m.

He was found and is safe. Thank you everyone!

— Troopers Steve Limani & Cliff Greenfield (@PSPTroopAPIO) October 11, 2020

Rescue crews began looking for Metzger on Saturday, said Cpl. Judson Shep­hard with state police in Kiski.

“We had to suspend the search late last night and resumed it around 7:30 a.m. this morning,” Shep­hard said Sunday.

Metzger’s vehicle was found in the lower parking lot at Keystone State Park. As searchers fanned out from a state police command center just before 10 a.m. to scour the woods, boat crews made passes along Keystone Lake. Shephard said Metzger was believed to have gone to the park alone.

On Sunday, police didn’t say where Metzger was found, but they indicated he was safe.