'Searchers from Jackson County were looking that day in the same area. Sheriff's Lt. Pat Rowland said his crews asked about the back logging road, but were told -- incorrectly -- that the owner of the Black Bar Lodge had "cleared" it himself.'
The above quote is in the article. Also, I heard it on the news. I don't remember which one.
It would be good to know who told the crew that the owner had cleared the area himself...I can guess who that person is...her name is mentioned in the article.