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Elgin Forest Preserve Closed for Missing Person Search
13 Jul
Summary
- Burnidge Forest Preserve/Paul Wolff Campground closed due to police activity.
- Search underway for Adam Kurtz, 59, missing since Sunday afternoon.
- The forest preserve was expected to reopen at sunrise Tuesday.
The Burnidge Forest Preserve and Paul Wolff Campground, located in Elgin, experienced a temporary closure on Monday. This measure was enacted as forest preserve police provided assistance to another department investigating a missing person case. Officials confirmed the search focused on locating Adam Kurtz, a 59-year-old resident of Gilberts, Illinois.
Kurtz was reported missing after he departed the Timber Trails subdivision around 1 p.m. on Sunday. He was last seen riding a black Trek mountain bike and was wearing a black tank top, dark shorts, a white ball cap, and dark tennis shoes. Emergency personnel, including Chopper 7, were observed in the area. The forest preserve was expected to resume operations at sunrise on Tuesday.
