Brad Hart delivers a heartfelt YouTube video-length statement about his missing friend Justin Alexander Shetler, describing Justin as an adventurous, well-traveled person with a compassionate streak. Hart summarizes available information about Justin’s disappearance in the Himalayas (last confirmed sighting on September 3), notes leads being pursued (GPS coordinates, photos of hikers, three local shepherds), and characterizes the ongoing effort—15–20 people searching as of the statement—and that by early October (Oct 7/8) the operation is likely a recovery rather than an active rescue. Hart also states he is traveling (headed to Australia via LA) while remaining optimistic and praying for Justin.
Questions this video answers
September 3
October 7–8 (speaker says "Today's October 7th, October 8th")
About 15 to 20 people
Between six and eight weeks
Chapters
Got some really bad news today. My friend Justin Alexander is missing somewhere in the Himalayas. And, I mean, let me tell you a little bit about Justin just so he understands man that we're talking about. And this is a man who lives life on his own terms. He's always been an adventurer, wanderer. He left home at 16. He survived jungles and mountaintops, and he's climbed bridges and skyscrapers and inspired many, many people to wander lust. But he's also got a big heart. He's traveled around the world, helped a lot of different people with different disasters in Nepal and other places, spent a lot of time living in a lot of places. He traveled far, and w. He's a friend. He's a brother. I'm happy he's in my life. He's the kind of person that shows you that if you're willing to take action, your life can look any way you want it to. He's been gone, by some accounts between six and eight weeks and become aleyahs. I know that if anybody could come back from this, that he could. He certainly has the skills and the training. I just don't know if he has the supplies to survive. And the temperatures are dropping fast, and it's a logistical nightmare. And most people don't speak more than a few words of English up there, so it's really difficult to get information. You know, they say the more people you know and the longer you live, the more people you lose. I don't. It's not that I'm sad. You know, most people never live one week like Justin lived his whole life. But still never easy. I still don't want to say goodbye. I have a feeling your story's not over. And, Justin, I love you. They have some good leads to go on. They have GPS coordinates of where Justin was last seen. They have pictures of some hikers that would have passed Justin on the trail, some local shepherds, three of them that we're tracking down. There has been a rescue effort. About 15 to 20 people are up there now looking for him. We realize after a month of not being seen, the last confirmed sighting was on September 3rd. Today's October 7th, October 8th, that, you know, we're most likely looking at a recovery mission, not a rescue mission at this stage, but we do want to get to the bottom of what happened and make sure that, you know, we do everything we can. So I am headed to Australia tomorrow. There's some really great people working on this. I'm not worried at all that everything will be done to find Justin. Even though I might be out of the loop, he's still in my prayers. And that's it. I'm going to Australia. Hash browns. What you want? What you want to do? Bacon, eggies. The ghee happening. Love it. Head up to LA to catch my flight to Sydney. Going to lax? Yes, sir. You got a long drive ahead of you. Going to Virgin America or Virgin Australia, actually, come to think of it. Yes, sir. Sam.
