Search for Piano Guys’ daughter suspended

This pair of undated photos released by the Portland, Ore., Police Bureau shows Anna Schmidt, the daughter of one of the men in the Utah-based music group The Piano Guys. (Portland Police Bureau/AP)

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

October 25, 2016 - 11:13 am

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities have suspended the search for a 21-year-old woman believed to be missing in the Columbia River Gorge.

The Portland Police Bureau released a statement Sunday night that the search for Anna Schmidt has been suspended pending new developments in the investigation.

Schmidt has not been seen since Oct. 16. Her car was found Thursday near a trailhead, and authorities think she may have gotten lost or injured on a hike.

The avid hiker is the daughter of Jon Schmidt, a member of the popular music group The Piano Guys.

Search groups checked more than 150 miles of the trail system between Friday and Sunday.

The young woman moved to Oregon from Utah earlier this year.

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