An Urbana, Ill., man reported missing Tuesday in the Longs Peak area of Rocky Mountain National Park got lost in the same area about four years ago.

Park officials stated in a news release that Jens “Jay” Yambert, 60, of Urbana, Ill., was reported overdue by a family member Tuesday night. Yambert is believed to have started from the Longs Peak Trailhead about 2 p.m. Sunday.

A park spokeswoman confirmed Thursday that Yambert, who at the time lived in Champaign, Ill., was lost on the mountain in July 2014.

A news release at the time stated that Yambert, then 56, was reported missing by his family after being overdue after calling them the day before to say he would be late getting back to the trailhead. He had planned to summit Longs Peak on the east side via The Loft.

A search and rescue team set out looking for Yambert, who contacted his family about three hours later to say that he was uninjured but because of bad weather and nightfall, he spent an unexpected night on Longs Peak.

The news release said that on the day of the search, there was heavy fog, which caused Yambert to get lost and believe he might have been on Mt. Meeker.

A helicopter rescue crew spotted Yambert, who had been attempting to summit Longs Peak, near Peakcock Pool in the Roaring Fork drainage area. Rangers reached Yambert about 15 minutes later and gave him food and water but he declined a helicopter evacuation and medical evaluation and hiked down on his own with rangers.

On Thursday, visitors at the park reported seeing Yambert on Monday morning near the Keyhole Route and reported that weather conditions were poor and included ice, sleet, rain and strong winds.

A search and rescue team searched for Yambert on Thursday in a variety of areas, including the Keyhole Route, Keplinger’s Couloir, The Loft, Chasm Lake and the Roaring Fork area.

The search team did not have the use of a helicopter as they did on Wednesday, when they searched for Yambert in the Longs Peak area including Clark’s Arrow, the Boulder Field, North Face, Lamb’s Slide and Peacock Pool.

Yambert was possibly wearing a black raincoat, khaki pants and hat, sandals and a blue-and-gray backback. He might have been using trekking poles.

Outside Magazine listed Longs Peak as one of the world’s 20 most dangerous hikes in 2014, along with Maroon Bells, two 14,000 foot high peaks on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County. An RMNP official said at the time that Longs Peak is really more of a climb than a hike.

Park rangers would like to hear from anyone who has been in the Longs Peak or Mount Meeker area since Sunday, particularly on the Keyhole Route, Keplinger’s Couloir, The Loft, Chasm Lake, Clark’s Arrow and the Roaring Fork area.

Anyone who might have seen abandoned gear or who has any information is asked to call 970-586-1204.

John Bear: 303-473-1355, bearj@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/johnbearwithme