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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 1 month
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
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.
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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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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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David Scott Partlow Vanished From Columbia Mountain
Missing since 8th May 1987
Columbia Mountain, Flathead National Forest, Montana, 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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Paul Matthew Head Disappeared Running Into The Woods
Missing since 10th September 1999
Dinkey Creek, CA 93664, USA
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Maureen Kelly vanished into the woods wearing only a fanny pack
Missing since 9th June 2010
Canyon Creek Campground, Yacolt, WA 98675, USA
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Jeffrey Michael Bratcher is missing and was last seen in Ocean Shores
Missing since 15th of June 1974
Ocean Shores, WA, USA
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Susan Schantin - Last Seen Wildcat Creek
Missing since 14th May 1978
Yosemite Valley, California, USA
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Jack Forest Thomas Missing From Fern Falls Area
Missing since 15th June 2016
Idaho Centennial Trail, United States
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Kenneth Klein Missing From Yosemite National Park
Missing since 29th July 1967
Yosemite Valley Visitors Center, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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Sammy Boehlke - Missing From Cleetwood Cove, Crater Lake
Missing since 14th October 2008
Rim Dr, Oregon, 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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George Penca - Vanished From Yosemite National Park
Missing since 17th June 2011
Upper Yosemite Falls, California 95389, USA
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Gerrish Family Found Dead With Dog
Missing since 16th August 2021
7199 Savage-Lundy Trail, Mariposa, CA 95338, USA
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John Gunn Missing From Yosemite Found 5 Weeks Later
Missing since 28th July 1967
9017 Village Dr, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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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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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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Brandon Lamont Brownlee Missing From Jenny Creek Trail
Missing since June 15th 2018
Powell County, MT, 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