Trenny Lynn Gibson
Missing since October 8, 1976 from Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: August 17, 1960
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 16 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 115 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; green eyes.
• Clothing: Gibson was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse, a blue and white striped sweater, blue Adidas shoes, and a star sapphire and diamond ring. She initially had no jacket with her, but during the hike borrowed a brown plaid jacket from a friend. She was wearing the jacket when she went missing.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Gibson accompanied 40 of her classmates from Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee on a field trip to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park on October 8, 1976. The students were hiking to Andrews Bald on the trip and separated into small groups when they arrived at the trails. Gibson apparently hiked with several different sections of her classmates at different paces during the day. She was last seen at approximately 15.00, near Clingman's Dome.
Gibson disappeared without a trace and has not been seen again. Extensive searches of the park continued until the end of October 1976, but she was never located.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
1-800-TBI-FIND
OR
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers
865-436-1230