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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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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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Robert Perry Bissell left his campsite and vanished into the Roaring River Wilderness Area
Missing since 24th July 2010
Rock Lakes, Oregon 97023, 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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Dennis Eugene Johnson Vanished While Looking For His Missing Sister
Missing since 12th April 1966
QG27+RG, Canyon Junction, WY 82190, 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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Derrick Engebretson - Missing From Winema National Forest
Missing since 5th December 1998
Pelican Butte, Oregon 97601, 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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Terrence Woods Vanished From Penman Mine, Idaho
Missing since 5th October 2018
Penman Mine, Idaho 83525, 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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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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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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Allen Clarence Theis Missing From Lewistown
Missing since 22cd November 2003
Lloyd Rd, Winifred, MT 59489, 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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Connie Johnson Vanishes in the Idaho Wilderness
Missing since 5th October 2018
Big Rock Mountain, Idaho 83539, 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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Peter Jackson - Vanished From White Wolf Campground
Missing since 21st September 2016
White Wolf Campground, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, 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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Dikran Knadjian Missing From Curry Village Yosemite
Missing since 24th July 1972
Half Dome Village, Yosemite Valley, CA 95389, USA
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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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James Arthur Missing From Iron Lakes
Missing since 28th July 2008
Iron Lakes, California 93604, 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
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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