IIT alumni gather online in search of missing friend

“Kiran’s cousins are from the East Coast and are not familiar with the area. People who are can help them. There are 15 trained search and rescue personnel and six teams of sniffer dogs looking for him. Volunteers will not be doing anything life-threatening but will just co-ordinate with rescue officers to make sure that lines of communication between Kiran’s family and friends and them are constantly maintained,” said the blog.

And people have already started pitching in — like Srihari Yamanoor, a Stanford student, who says he’s “very familiar with Yosemite”. Others have posted their thoughts about Kiran as they know him. “He likes to talk about his car, a 2007 Lexus. He calls ‘her’ Lisa and enjoys boasting about ‘her’ features,” said the testimonial of Praveen Bhojwani, Class of 2001, IIT Kharagpur.