ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The family of a missing Asheville man is pleading for the public’s help as search efforts move into another week.

Dr. Daniel Highhouse, 40, was last seen about 1:30 p.m. on May 20 at the CVS pharmacy at 1080 Hendersonville Road, where he is employed.

According to the Asheville Police Department, Highhouse was reported missing on May 21.

Highhouse is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 148 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He has distinctive tattoos, including a sun on his left arm and the name “Highhouse” on his right bicep.

His vehicle was found at Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve in Landrum, South Carolina, according to family members.

Asheville police said South Carolina authorities were handling the case, referring 828newsNOW to the Greenville County (SC) Sheriff’s Office. But officials there said the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office was in charge. Efforts to reach the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office have been unsuccessful.

Family members said in a social media post that authorities suspended the search because of the Memorial Day holiday and the forecast of severe weather Tuesday. The search was set to resume Wednesday.

“This is our worst nightmare,” a family member wrote in a social media post. “We are begging anyone willing to help us search — we need answers. He could still be alive.”

The family is urging the public to assist by joining search efforts or sharing information on social media.

“Unfortunately, our search continues. The only places we have not been able to get to on foot are extremely dangerous. We do have a feeling Dan may have climbed Brenda Falls and could be up above there but have not been able to search there yet,” the family said in an update Monday. Please keep praying for Dan & all of his family and friends.”

Efforts to reach the family have also been unsuccessful.

Anyone with information regarding Highhouse’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 and reference case number 25-010742.

Learn more about this case on the Missing Persons Advocacy Center’s Facebook Page.