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Total documented disappearances
83
Each entry represents a person who entered the wilderness and never returned.
File 01 · Longest Unresolved
The Disappearance of Joseph B. Labonte Jr. at Baxter State Park
Missing for 88 years and 2 months
Last known: South Branch Pond area, Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
File 02 · Most Recent
Joel Thomazin - Missing From Hetch Hetchy Area
Missing for 5 years and 1 month
Last known: Lake Eleanor Rd, California 95321, USA
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A factual overview of the records currently preserved by Vanished.
Total cases logged
83
Each entry is a missing person in wild terrain.
States with recorded disappearances
6
The wilderness is not confined to one region.
Parks / regions tracked
30
Clusters often form around familiar names.
Cases with mapped coordinates
83
These appear on the map below.
Cases without a known date
1
Some stories arrive incomplete.
Faces in the files
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Trenny Gibson vanished whilst on a school trip with 40 students
Missing since 8th October 1976
Forney Ridge Trail Trailhead, Clingmans Dome Trail, Bryson City, NC 28713, USA
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Frances Brown Vanished From Kitseguecla Lake Rd
Missing since 14th of October 2017
Kitseguecla Lake Rd, British Columbia V0J, Canada
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Deborah Jean Swanson vanished from the Tubbs Hill trail. She was never found.
Missing since 29th March 1986
Tubbs Hill Trail Marker, e 83814, 1080 E Lakeshore Dr, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814, USA
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The Disappearance of Gerry Largay: Lost on Maine’s Appalachian Trail
Missing since 22/07/2013
Appalachian Trail, Franklin County, Maine, USA
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Brandon Lamont Brownlee Missing From Jenny Creek Trail
Missing since June 15th 2018
Powell County, MT, USA
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James Youngblom Found Dead In Yosemite
Missing since June 22 2021
LeConte Falls, California, USA
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Jeff Estes Missing In Yosemite
Missing since 24th May 1976
May Lake, California, USA
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Barbara Assunta Bolick Vanished From Bear Creek Overlook Trail
Missing since 18th July 2007
Bear Cr Overlook Trail Rd, Montana 59875, USA
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Ruthanne Ruppert Missing From Yosemite Medical Clinic
Missing since 14th August 2000
9000 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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Jason Lee Lovelady disappeared from near Elbow Lake whilst gathering pine cones
Missing since 15th October 2013
NF-12, Concrete, WA 98237, USA
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Joel Thomazin - Missing From Hetch Hetchy Area
Missing since 6th September 2021
Lake Eleanor Rd, California 95321, USA
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Nelson Paisley Missing From Merced River
Missing since 31st May 1969
El Portal Rd, Wawona, CA 95389, USA
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Paula Jean Welden vanished hiking The Long Trail in December 1946
Missing since 1st December 1946
7429+7P, Fayston, VT, USA
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Captain Matthew Kraft Missing From Grays Meadows Campground
Missing since 4th March 2019
Grays Meadows Campground, Independence, CA 93526, USA
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Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite
Missing since 24th July 1972
Half Dome Village, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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Peter Dwight Germain Vanished From Near Trapper Creek
Missing since 25 February 2020
Petersville, AK, USA
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Where did GPS Joe go? Joe Domin vanished off the face of the earth
Missing since 15th November 2010
Mount Peeley Trailhead, Unnamed Road,, Payson, AZ 85541, USA
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George Penca - Vanished From Yosemite National Park
Missing since 17th June 2011
Upper Yosemite Falls, California 95389, USA
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The Disappearance and Death of Jacob Gray in Olympic National Park
Missing since 05/04/2017
Sol Duc Hot Springs Road
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Recently filed
The latest records added to the archive desk.
The Disappearance of Kenneth Eugene Miller Near Crater Lake
Last known: Crater Lake National Park area, Klamath County, Oregon, USA
The Disappearance of Joseph B. Labonte Jr. at Baxter State Park
Last known: South Branch Pond area, Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
The Disappearance of Paul “Buddy” Jepson Jr.
Last known: Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
The Disappearance and Death of Jacob Gray in Olympic National Park
Last known: Sol Duc Hot Springs Road
The Disappearance of Thomas Messick: Veteran Hunter Vanishes in New York's Adirondacks
Last known: Lily Pond area, Lake George Wild Forest, near Brant Lake, Horicon, Warren County, New York
The Disappearance of Gerry Largay: Lost on Maine’s Appalachian Trail
Last known: Appalachian Trail, Franklin County, Maine, USA
Charles Robert Rutherford Missing From Presque Isle
Last known: 1 Peter White Dr, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
Cian McLaughlin vanished whilst out on a hike near Delta Lake
Last known: Garnet Canyon Trail
Filing cabinet
Parks and regions
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Yosemite National Park
22 cases
California
15 cases
Sierra National Forest
5 cases
Idaho
4 cases
Montana
4 cases
Crater Lake National Park
3 cases
Oregon
3 cases
Yellowstone National Park
3 cases
Alaska
1 cases
Arizona
1 cases
Baxter State Park
1 cases
Bitterroot National Forest
1 cases
Death Valley National Park
1 cases
Delta National Forest
1 cases
Flathead National Forest
1 cases
Glacier National Park
1 cases
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1 cases
Lake George Wild Forest
1 cases
Maine
1 cases
Missouri
1 cases
Monongahela National Forest
1 cases
North Carolina
1 cases
Olympic National Forest
1 cases
Olympic National Park
1 cases
Ottawa National Forest
1 cases
Sawtooth National Forest
1 cases
Vermont
1 cases
Virginia
1 cases
West Virginia
1 cases
Wyoming
1 cases
Last-known locations
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Every point represents a person who entered the wilderness and never came home.
Yosemite National Park
22 cases
California
15 cases