Drake Kramer, 21, Missing Since 1/31/15 South Rim of the Grand Canyon, AZ

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21 Year Old Drake Kramer Missing Since 1/31/15, Last Seen at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in AZ (Update: Cryptic Text Message Sent, Needed to be with Mother Earth)

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/02/08/21-year-old-drake-kramer-missing-since-13115-last-seenat-the-south-rim-of-the-grand-canyon-in-az/

21 year old Drake Kramer of San Antonio, Texas was last seen at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Saturday, January 31, 2015. Drake Kramer hasn’t been seen since he checked out the Bright Angel Lodge Sunday morning, officials said. Authorities did find Kramer’s car at the Bright Angel Lodge where he had previously checked out.  His family reported him missing on Monday, and search efforts and a missing persons investigation are now under way.  The 21 year old is described as having brown hair and blue eyes. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds.  He has now been missing for a week as searches continue to look for the missing San Antonio man.

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Hiker Missing in Grand Canyon Told Dad He 'Needed to Be Back With Mother Earth'

http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-grand-canyon-hiker-told-dad-needed-back/story?id=28812377

The father of a missing hiker last seen at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona says his son texted him telling him "he needed to be back with Mother Earth."

Drake Kramer, 21, of San Antonio, was last seen Sunday morning checking out of the Bright Angel Lodge, officials said.

His father, Robbin Kramer, said his son told him Monday that "he was at the Grand Canyon and he needed to be back with Mother Earth and set his soul free. At that point we really started getting worried and started calling and trying to get people to look for him."

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21 Year Old Drake Kramer Missing Since 1/31/15, Last Seen at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in AZ (Update: Cryptic Text Message Sent, Needed to be with Mother Earth)

http://scaredmonkeys.com/2015/02/08/21-year-old-drake-kramer-missing-since-13115-last-seenat-the-south-rim-of-the-grand-canyon-in-az/

21 year old Drake Kramer of San Antonio, Texas was last seen at the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Saturday, January 31, 2015. Drake Kramer hasn’t been seen since he checked out the Bright Angel Lodge Sunday morning, officials said. Authorities did find Kramer’s car at the Bright Angel Lodge where he had previously checked out.  His family reported him missing on Monday, and search efforts and a missing persons investigation are now under way.  The 21 year old is described as having brown hair and blue eyes. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds.  He has now been missing for a week as searches continue to look for the missing San Antonio man.

If anyone has any information with regards to Drake Kramer’s whereabouts, please contact  NPS’s Silent Witness Line at 928-638-7840.

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Texas man still missing at South Rim

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/12-news/2015/02/05/12-news-texas-grand-canyon/22956899/

A cryptic text message prompted the parents of a missing 21-year-old Texas man to contact authorities, after learning he embarked on what they believe to be a solo trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

"He indicated that he needed to be with Mother Earth," said Robin Kramer, the father of 21-year-old Drake Kramer.

The text message was sent Monday morning, the last time Robin and his wife Brenda heard from Drake. They were unaware of their son's travel plans and the last time they saw him was Thursday, Jan. 29 in San Antonio.

After not hearing from him for a few days, they reached out to friends who revealed he was staying at a coworker's house. Robin sent his son a text message asking about his whereabouts on Sunday, Feb. 1 and discovered his son had travelled to California and Arizona.

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Family, friends gather in San Antonio in honor of missing hiker

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/texas/2015/02/16/family-friends-gather-in-san-antonio-in-honor-of-missing-hiker/23497347/

Crews in Arizona have scaled back the search for a missing San Antonio man.

Drake Kramer went missing at the Grand Canyon almost two weeks ago and crews are now in a recovery mode.

On Sunday, family and friends of the 21-year-old gathered at a northwest-side soccer field to listen to his favorite music, share stories, memories and a lot of emotions.

They also shared the hope that one day he'll come home. "Scary not knowing where your son is," his mother, Brenda Kramer, said.

For one night at least, fear was replaced by hope.

"It just goes to show how much Drake was loved and he was the type of child that would help you out," his father, Robbin Kramer, said.