UNION COUNTY, Ga. — The family of a missing law professor and attorney said the formal search and rescue efforts have come to a halt nearly two weeks after his disappearance along the Appalachian Trail.

According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, Charles Hosch was last seen on Tuesday, Nov. 11 , when he went for a hike on the Byron Herbert Reece Trailhead.

The Union County Sheriff's Office said on Friday that ground search teams had been scaled back in favor of specialized K-9 teams to track for clues.

However, on Monday, Nov. 24, the daughter of Hosch, Julia Hosch, said in a Facebook post that "Union County has paused its active search."

Even though the county stopped actively searching, the family said this does not mean their search efforts have ended, and they will continu

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