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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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Jeff Estes Missing In Yosemite
Missing since 24th May 1976
May Lake, California, 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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James Youngblom Found Dead In Yosemite
Missing since June 22 2021
LeConte Falls, California, USA
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Derrick Engebretson - Missing From Winema National Forest
Missing since 5th December 1998
Pelican Butte, Oregon 97601, 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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Donald Dugger Vanished From His Vehicle After Calling 911
Missing since 11th August 2012
Warroad, MN 56763, USA
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Cassie Sheetz Missing From Spruce Knob, Huckleberry Trail
Missing since 21st March 2021
Forest Rd 104, West Virginia 26814, 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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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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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 Andrew Knapp Missing From Table Rock State Park
Missing since 21st April 1998
Table Rock State Park, 158 E Ellison Ln, Pickens, SC 29671, USA
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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 Thomas Messick: Veteran Hunter Vanishes in New York's Adirondacks
Missing since 15/11/2015
Lily Pond area, Lake George Wild Forest, near Brant Lake, Horicon, Warren County, New York
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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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Jody Roberts vanished and turned up 12 years later in Alaska
1988 Dock St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
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Charles Robert Rutherford Missing From Presque Isle
Missing since 12th August 2005
1 Peter White Dr, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
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Steve Martin vanished whilst out running. His body would be found a year later
Missing since 16th August 1975
WA 99119, 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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Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite
Missing since 24th July 1972
Half Dome Village, Yosemite Valley, 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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Incoming tray
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
The case map
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