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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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Inside the archive
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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Every photograph belongs to a person whose story deserves to remain visible.
The Disappearance of Kenneth Eugene Miller Near Crater Lake
Missing since 1966
Crater Lake National Park area, Klamath County, Oregon, 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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Brandon Swanson vanished in May 2008. His last words were oh shit.
Missing since 14th May 2008
JVGH+2Q, Porter, MN 56280, 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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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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Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite
Missing since 24th July 1972
Half Dome Village, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, 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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Bruce Pike last seen at Indian Creek Campground
Missing since 2cd Aug 2006
Indian Creek Campground, Yellowstone National Park, WY, USA
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Charles McCullar - Missing At Crater Lake National Park
Missing since 1st February 1975
Pacific Crest Nat'l Scenic Trl, United States
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Bobby Panknin Vanished Suddenly From The Deep Lake Area
Missing since 3rd August 1963
V97M+HXW9, Spirit, WA 99114, USA
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Alfred Nicholas Kochendorfer Vanished From Butte
Missing since 27th October 2000
18748-18886 Walling Rd, Palmer, AK 99645, USA
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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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The Missing German Death Valley Family
Missing since 27 July 1996
Warm Spring Canyon, California, USA
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Scott Tenzcar - Unexplained Death In Yosemite
Missing since 11th August 2018
75694 US-395, Bridgeport, CA 93517, USA
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Patricia Colyer went missing and was last seen leaving her mothers home with a strange woman
Missing since 14th July 1986
Tacoma, WA, 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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Tom Opperman Missing From Merced Lake Yosemite
Missing since 10th of August 1967
Merced Lake, California, USA
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Paul Matthew Head Disappeared Running Into The Woods
Missing since 10th September 1999
Dinkey Creek, CA 93664, USA
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Thelma Pauline Melton was with two friends hiking when she crested a hill on the trail and vanished
Missing since 25th September 1981
FHFC+4F Bryson City, NC, 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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Explore the places where each documented trail went quiet.
Every point represents a person who entered the wilderness and never came home.
Yosemite National Park
22 cases
California
15 cases