Here's the news on cnn today:
“The only clues that (searchers) have found were indications that he had begun the ascent — footprints on the trail,” said Peter Parolin, head of the university’s English department, citing Arnold’s family.
Kazuko Watanabe, owner of the inn where Arnold checked in Monday, said that Arnold had a cup of tea before he left for the hike but did not seem to take food or water with him.
Local police said 40 people on the island of only 160 residents were searching for Arnold on Friday. Four U.S. Air Force helicopters from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa were diverted to aid in the search, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said.
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