Wisconsin man missing in thick Puerto Rico rain forest

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a tourist from Wisconsin they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory’s east.

Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday.

Crews resumed their search on Monday for Rahman, who police said lives in Wisconsin.

El Yunque is a popular tourist spot and the only tropical rain forest overseen by the U.S. Forest Service.

Last year, a U.S. tourist died there after, authorities said, he fell off a cliff after leaving a designated hiking area.

In February 2023, a 27-year-old man died after apparently falling off a 70-foot cliff in Cabo Rojo in eastern Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.