Two Tennesseans missing in Alaska for five days

By Tony Garcia

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    FAIRBANKS, Alaska (WSMV) — Law enforcement and search and rescue teams are canvasing Alaska’s Interior for two missing people from the Nashville area.

According to the Fairbanks Police Department, 50-year-old Jonas Bare and 37-year-old Cynthia Hovsepian did not make their return flight home and have not contacted their respective families.

Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers are assisting the FPD in the search after officers located the couple’s luggage at their downtown Fairbanks rental property. Bare and Hovesepian reportedly checked into the rental on August 9 and were set to check out on August 11.

The couple rented a dark metallic blue Jeep Compass Limited from Turo, which was also supposed to be returned on August 11. Fairbanks Police located the Jeep at Chena Hot Springs Resort on August 12, which prompted a search and rescue operation in the area.

Troopers are employing helicopters, drones, ATVs, and K9 teams in the search effort across Interior Alaska.

According to Bare’s and Hovsepian’s personal online bios, both appear to live in Nashville. Bare’s last Facebook post was a picture of Denali National Park in Alaska and worried messages from loved ones flood the comment section.

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