GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — It has been nearly five decades since a 16-year-old girl disappeared while on a Bearden High School trip with around 40 students, and there are still no clear answers on what happened to her.
October 8, 1976 is the last time Teresa “Trenny” Lynn Gibson was seen alive. Her case is one of four missing persons cases from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that are listed on the National Park Service’s website. According to the NPS, she was last seen hiking with her group back from Andrew’s Bald Trail to the Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, parking area.
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When she was last seen, Gibson was about 5’3″ tall, and weighed around 115 pounds with light brown hair. She was wearing a brown plaid jacket, a blue-and-white striped sweater, blue jeans, and blue Adidas shoes. Some reports also say that she may have been wearing a star sapphire and diamond ring.
National Park Service records from the search describe Gibson as a “good student, no problems,” and state that she was overall in good health but had very little outdoor knowledge.