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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 2 months
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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Barry Joel Tragen Missing From Kintla Lake
Missing since 22cd July 2020
Kintla Lake Rd, Polebridge, MT 59928, USA
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Walter Reinhard Missing From White Wolf, Yosemite National Park
Missing since September 19th 2002
White Wolf Rd, TUOLUMNE MEADOWS, 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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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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Peter Dwight Germain Vanished From Near Trapper Creek
Missing since 25 February 2020
Petersville, AK, USA
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Bryce Florian Disappeared From Shi Shi Beach Trail
Missing since 9th April 1995
Shi Shi Beach Rd, Clallam Bay, WA 98326, USA
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John Blevins Cogdell - Unexplained Death In Yosemite
Missing since 15th August 2018
Upper Pines Campground, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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Daniel Robinson Missing But Vehicle & Clothes Found
Missing since 23rd June 2021
Buckeye, AZ, USA
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Cian McLaughlin vanished whilst out on a hike near Delta Lake
Missing since 12th June 2021
Garnet Canyon Trail
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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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Jody Roberts vanished and turned up 12 years later in Alaska
1988 Dock St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
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Michael Allen Ficery - Missing In Yosemite National Park
Missing since 15th June 2005
Tiltill Mountain, California, USA
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Gilbert Mark Gilman Missing In Staircase Olympic National Park
Missing since 26th June 2006
Staircase Ranger Station, Hoodsport, WA, USA
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Susan Seymour Adams Vanished From Battle Lake, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Missing since 30th September 1990
Battle Lake, Idaho 83539, USA
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Fred Werm Comstock Missing From Vogelsang High Sierra Camp
Missing since 1st September 1975
Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA, USA
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Dennis Martin vanished in the space of 3 minuets. Never to be seen again.
Missing since 14th June 1969
Spence Field, North Carolina 28771, USA
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Susan Schantin - Last Seen Wildcat Creek
Missing since 14th May 1978
Yosemite Valley, California, 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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Kieran Burke Missing From Curry Village Yosemite National Park
Missing since 5th April 2000
Curry Village, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, 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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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
Open a drawer to browse recurring locations across the archive.
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