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<v Speaker 1>Hello friends, Steve Stockton here with you. Welcome to our

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<v Speaker 1>latest episode. In this video, we dove into the enigmatic

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<v Speaker 1>world of strange wilderness disappearances, cases that defy explanation and

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<v Speaker 1>challenge our understanding of the great outdoors. From uncharted for

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<v Speaker 1>us to remote mountain ranges, these mysterious vanishings have left

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<v Speaker 1>investigators baffled and communities haunted for the unanswered questions that linger.

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<v Speaker 1>Join me. Let's walk and see First up Barbara Bollick.

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<v Speaker 1>Fifty five year old Barbara Bullock and her husband's cousin,

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<v Speaker 1>Donna Biles, and Donna's boyfriend Jim Bramicker planned to hike

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<v Speaker 1>Barber's favorite trail on July eighteen. The Bear Creek Overlooked

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<v Speaker 1>Trail was about a fifteen minute drive from her home

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<v Speaker 1>and as a four point five mile out and back

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<v Speaker 1>trail near Victor, Montana. This trail is rated moderately complex

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<v Speaker 1>and is frequented by hikers. It offers a breathtaking view

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<v Speaker 1>of Bear Creek and the surrounding mountains and both stunning wildflowers.

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<v Speaker 1>Donna woke up feeling unwell on the morning of the

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<v Speaker 1>hike and decided not to join. However, Barbara and Jim

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<v Speaker 1>still wanted to go, so around eight thirty or nine am,

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<v Speaker 1>Barbara informed her husband Carl that she and Jim were

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<v Speaker 1>going to the overlook and would return later for lunch.

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<v Speaker 1>Carl then spent the morning working on a carpentry project.

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<v Speaker 1>Donna grew concerned around noon when she realized that barbar

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<v Speaker 1>and Jim had not returned from the hike. However, Carl

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<v Speaker 1>reassured her that Barbara was an avid and experienced hiker

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<v Speaker 1>who knew the area well, so there was no need

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<v Speaker 1>to worry. He was confident that they would return soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Carl informed Donna that Barbara was always cautious and that

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<v Speaker 1>she brought a backpack with her containing food, water, and

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<v Speaker 1>a firearm for protection against predators. Around two pm, Carl

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<v Speaker 1>received a phone call. It was a forced service law

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement officer. She asked me if my wife's name was Barbara,

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<v Speaker 1>and I instantly thought something terrible had happened, Carl said.

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<v Speaker 1>After finding out that Jim had reported his wife missing,

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<v Speaker 1>Carl rushed to the Bear Creek Overlooked trail, hoping to

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<v Speaker 1>find her. However, she was nowhere to be found. Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Bramiker reported that he and Barbara hiked the entire Bear

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<v Speaker 1>Creek overlook and stopped for lunch. During their hike, they

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<v Speaker 1>encountered two young men on the trail and spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>them for about half an hour. After finishing their meal,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim and Barbara started to head back to the trailhead.

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<v Speaker 1>At one point, Jim stopped to admire the view and

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<v Speaker 1>looked back for around forty five seconds. When he turned

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<v Speaker 1>back around, he discovered that Barbara would and walking ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of him by about twenty or thirty feet, had vanished.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite calling her name and searching the surrounding area, Jim

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<v Speaker 1>found no sign of Barbara or her backpack. As Jim

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<v Speaker 1>was searching for Barbara around the Bear Creek overlooked trail,

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<v Speaker 1>he noticed that the area had loose shale rock, which

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<v Speaker 1>would have made it difficult for anyone to move about quietly.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite this, Jim didn't hear any screams or cries for help,

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<v Speaker 1>which made it less likely that Barbara had fallen over

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<v Speaker 1>the overlook. Jim eventually gave up his search and headed

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<v Speaker 1>back to the trailhead. However, he found that the road

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<v Speaker 1>leading to the trailhead was closed for maintenance that day,

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<v Speaker 1>and construction workers were there. Jim briefly described Barbara to

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<v Speaker 1>them and asked that they had seen her, but they

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<v Speaker 1>said they had not. However, the workers did recall seeing

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<v Speaker 1>two young men with a black and white dog leave

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<v Speaker 1>the trail earlier. Jim reported Barbara missing shortly after this.

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<v Speaker 1>After two weeks of intensive searching an investigation, the county

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff Chris Hoffman said Barbara Balock's disappearance was a mystery.

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<v Speaker 1>Quote we are perplexed. We have combed the area in

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<v Speaker 1>the vicinity of the disappearance very well. No trace that

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<v Speaker 1>all has been found. We would like to verify, if

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<v Speaker 1>we can, that Ballock was even on the mountain that day.

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<v Speaker 1>End the quote. Now. Theories on Barbara's disappearance ranged from

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<v Speaker 1>an intentional disappearance to an animal attack to foul play.

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<v Speaker 1>Barbara Ballock was last seen near the Bear Creek Overlook

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<v Speaker 1>in the Bitterroot Mountains west of Victor in Montana on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>July eighteenth, two thousand and seven. She's described as a

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<v Speaker 1>Caucasian female, standing five feet tall, weighing one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen pounds, with brown eyes and red or auburn hair.

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<v Speaker 1>She has pierced ears and was last seen wearing a

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<v Speaker 1>pastel colored shirt, tan shorts, and carrying a black colored backpack.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone with any information regarding Barbara's disappearance or whereabouts is

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<v Speaker 1>asked to contact Azoula County Sheriff's Office Special Agent Leoli

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<v Speaker 1>or Ravelli County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant ze Hudson at four

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<v Speaker 1>zero six three seven five four zero two zero. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>we have Arvin Walter Nelson. On August sixth, twenty fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>fifty one year old Avid hiker Arvin Walter Nelson was

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<v Speaker 1>dropped off by a friend at China Camp near Tassahara Road,

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<v Speaker 1>high and deep in the Los Padres National Forest. Arvin

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<v Speaker 1>had lived in the Big se area for years and

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<v Speaker 1>was familiar with the surrounding wilderness areas. He was possibly

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<v Speaker 1>en route to Pine Valley Pine Falls with the Black

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<v Speaker 1>Cone Trail. Arvin was supposed to finish his hike at

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<v Speaker 1>Big Shar Station from Sikes and the Pine Ridge Trail

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<v Speaker 1>and contact his friends. On August fourteen, when Arvin failed

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<v Speaker 1>to arrive at the Big Search station on August fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>as expected, a massive search and rescue operation was initiated.

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<v Speaker 1>On August sixteen, the Monterey County Sheriff's Department, in cooperation

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<v Speaker 1>with the National Guard, US Force Service, California Highway Patrol,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Coastguard, scoured the area with helicopters, dogs, and

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<v Speaker 1>ground crews. Despite their best efforts, the search and rescue

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<v Speaker 1>operation was unsuccessful in finding Arvin. Sadly, authorities were forced

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<v Speaker 1>to call off the search for Arvin on August twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>Commander John Thornberg of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said,

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<v Speaker 1>quote the reason the search has been going on as

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<v Speaker 1>long as it has as he's an experienced hiker, he

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<v Speaker 1>took equipment with him, and he planned to be gone

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time end quote. Commander Thornburg also said

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<v Speaker 1>Arvin may have gotten lost or injured, and he may

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<v Speaker 1>have been waiting for search teams to find him. He

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<v Speaker 1>had food, water, and equipment for an extended stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the wilderness, but he was hiking in a large wilderness

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<v Speaker 1>area with dense vegetation cover. The last people to see

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<v Speaker 1>Arvin may have been Jack English, who lived for thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>years in an isolated cabin in the Ventana Wilderness, and

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<v Speaker 1>his son Dennis, according to Stan Russell. Russell said Dennison

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<v Speaker 1>Jack had gone out to visit their cabin in Pine

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<v Speaker 1>Valley on August sixth, A couple hours after they arrived,

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<v Speaker 1>Dennis was sitting inside the cabin playing guitar with his father,

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<v Speaker 1>Jack English. He heard a voice outside asking to approach

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<v Speaker 1>the cabin. It was Arvin, who had heard the guitar

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<v Speaker 1>playing and came up and introduced himself. Dennis welcomed him

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<v Speaker 1>in and befriended Arvin. They hung out, played music, and

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<v Speaker 1>hiked around Pine Valley for a couple of days. Dennis

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<v Speaker 1>and Jack were picked up by helicopter on the eighth

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<v Speaker 1>leaving Pine Valley. Arvin saw them off. He told Dennis

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<v Speaker 1>he was going to be staying through Saturday ninth, and

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<v Speaker 1>then hiking the eleven miles to Sykes on Sunday morning,

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<v Speaker 1>the tenth. Arvind Walter Nelson is described as an African

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<v Speaker 1>American male, standing six foot three inches tall and weighing

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>He was last seen wearing brown hiking boots, a dark

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<v Speaker 1>blue backpack, and was carrying leather flip flop sandals. Anyone

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<v Speaker 1>with any information regarding Arvin's disappearance or whereabouts is asked

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<v Speaker 1>to contact the Monterey County Sheriff's Department at eight three

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<v Speaker 1>to one seven seven five three seven two two in

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<v Speaker 1>reference case number one four dash zero five three zero

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<v Speaker 1>one next. David Dave Cook. On September nineteenth, twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine year old David Dave Cook, an accomplished mountaineer

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<v Speaker 1>from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was going for his forty seventh

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<v Speaker 1>summit of a fourteen er by solo climbing either Pyramid Peak,

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<v Speaker 1>un Peak, or North Maroon Peak or possibly all three

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<v Speaker 1>in the White River National Forest in Aspen, Colorado. Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>a former marine with a wealth of experience in the

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<v Speaker 1>back country, was well equipped for this trip. Unfortunately, when

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<v Speaker 1>Dave failed to return home, his family immediately knew something

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<v Speaker 1>and caring person who wouldn't just leave his family. Dave

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<v Speaker 1>was reported missing to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>September twenty, twenty sixteen. During the investigation, deputies learned that

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<v Speaker 1>Dave arrived at the Maroon Bells Snow Mass Wilderness area

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<v Speaker 1>shortly after eleven am on Monday, September nineteenth. Dave was

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<v Speaker 1>seen on Monday September nineteenth hiking near the trail to

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<v Speaker 1>Maroon Peak. Additionally, Dave's cell phone ping cell towers and

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<v Speaker 1>Aspen and Gunson Counties later on Monday. The Sheriff's office

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<v Speaker 1>set is not unusual for cell phones and high elevations

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<v Speaker 1>to ping sell towers the wilderness. Dave was also reported

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<v Speaker 1>to have been seen on Tuesday morning by a US

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<v Speaker 1>Forest Service employee near Maroon Lake, the last confirmed sighting

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<v Speaker 1>of him. This sighting and other details directed search teams

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<v Speaker 1>to focus their effort in the Maroon Bell's snow Massed

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<v Speaker 1>Wilderness area. After eight days of searching with no results,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office suspended his search. The incident

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<v Speaker 1>management team conducted multiple ground and air searches over the

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<v Speaker 1>eight days following Dave's disappearance. In the wake of Dave's

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<v Speaker 1>mysterious disappearance, Maureene, Dave's wife, and other members of Dave's

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<v Speaker 1>family set up the Dave Gives Back campaign to help

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<v Speaker 1>raise funds and awareness for search and rescue teams in

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<v Speaker 1>Colorado and New Mexico. Maureene wants to ensure that Dave

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<v Speaker 1>is not forgotten and that other families do not have

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<v Speaker 1>to endure the same ordeal. David Dave Cook is described

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<v Speaker 1>as a Caucasian mail approximately five foot ten inches tall,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and seventy five pounds, with short brown and

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<v Speaker 1>gray hair, and light eyes. He was last seen wearing

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<v Speaker 1>an earth tone colored shirt, a blue jacket, a black backpack,

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<v Speaker 1>and khaki pants. Coke was reportedly carrying a blue climbing

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<v Speaker 1>friendly and outgoing. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office requests anyone

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<v Speaker 1>with any information regarding Dave's disappearance or current whereabouts to

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<v Speaker 1>please contact them at nine seven zero nine two zero

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<v Speaker 1>five three zero zero. Next, we have delmert Wayne Sample.

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<v Speaker 1>Delmert Wayne Sample, a fifty three year old pharmacist, was

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<v Speaker 1>a well known and respected community member in on Alaska, Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>He was an avid out doorsman and was always in

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<v Speaker 1>good shape. He loved spending his weekends in the wilderness,

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<v Speaker 1>but always remembered to keep in touch with his family

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<v Speaker 1>and co workers. Delmert was also known to make last

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<v Speaker 1>minute changes to his plans, but he always informed those

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<v Speaker 1>who needed to know. Therefore, it was highly unusual when

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<v Speaker 1>he went missing and didn't show up for work. His

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<v Speaker 1>to worry. On the weekend of March four, two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and five, Delmert planned a RESTful trip to the woods.

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<v Speaker 1>According to witnesses, he was seen at a gas station

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<v Speaker 1>around eleven am on March four, at the intersection of

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<v Speaker 1>Interstate five and Harrison in Centralia, Washington. Is believed that

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<v Speaker 1>delmer then continued his journey to Tillamook, Oregon. However, three

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<v Speaker 1>days passed without any contact from delmar and when he

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<v Speaker 1>failed to show up for work, his employer reported him missing.

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<v Speaker 1>A press release by The Chronicle reported that an employee

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<v Speaker 1>The Lewis County Sheriff's office was notified the situation. The

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<v Speaker 1>an unexcused absence in the fifteen years he'd worked at Walmart.

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<v Speaker 1>As a result, well, the Lewis County Sheriff's office launched

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<v Speaker 1>an investigation and initiated a search for Delmer. Delmer's friends

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<v Speaker 1>obtain their first clue. Delmer told his friends that he

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<v Speaker 1>planned to travel to Tillamook, Oregon, over the weekend of

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<v Speaker 1>March fourth, two thousand and five, to visit the Tillamook

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<v Speaker 1>connect the dots. Over the next few days, the Lewis

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<v Speaker 1>dew drinker, but Dell didn't think synthetic drinks were healthy

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<v Speaker 1>to Dell going missing end quote. Since Delmer disappeared in

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<v Speaker 1>and sample is described as a Caucasian mail standing five

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<v Speaker 1>any information regarding Delmer's disappearance of whereabouts. Was asked to

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<v Speaker 1>a forty eight year old woman who owned Patty Shack

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<v Speaker 1>Two days into the investigation, a clue was discovered. On

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<v Speaker 1>Her purse and other personal items were found inside the vehicle.

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<v Speaker 1>There were no clues as to where Patty might have gone,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Sheriff's office thoroughly searched the surrounding areas. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>these searches yielded no results, and as of twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four Patty remains missing. Patricia SIUs Patty Tollhurst is described

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<v Speaker 1>as a Caucasian female, approximately five foot seven to five

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<v Speaker 1>foot eight inches tall, between one hundred and twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and thirty pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>on her left cheek that resembles a dimple. Patty was

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<v Speaker 1>last seen wearing a black pull over top, blue jeans,

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<v Speaker 1>a brown leather necklace with a charm, and a California

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<v Speaker 1>State University at Santas Law two thousand and six Class

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<v Speaker 1>rank anyone with any information regarding Patty's disappearance or current

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<v Speaker 1>at two zero nine five three three five eight five

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<v Speaker 1>Sixty year old Paul Calucci was last seen on September eighth,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, at the Roaring Brook Campground in Baxter

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<v Speaker 1>and Paul's plans for the trip. After the conversation, Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Paul's family received concerning letters prompting authorities to initiate a search.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite extensive efforts by park rangers, officers, and volunteers to

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<v Speaker 1>find any clues, paulse whereabouts remain unknown. Paul Calucchi is

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<v Speaker 1>described as a Caucasian mail standing five foot ten inches

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<v Speaker 1>and sixty pounds. He has gray hair and blue eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>He was last seen wearing a red long sleeved shirt,

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<v Speaker 1>tan shorts with a tan belt, a dark hat, and

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<v Speaker 1>backpack and a rifle. Anyone with any information regarding Paul's

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<v Speaker 1>Park Service, forty five year old Jean Yan Juan's white

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventeen. Investigators also found that his car had been

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<v Speaker 1>seen near the New Hands trailhead, but nobody could confirm

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<v Speaker 1>Jung has been missing ever since, and little information is

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone with information is asked to police contact the National

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<v Speaker 1>zero zero nine. And lastly, we have the case of

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Lynn Dan Campbell. Tracy RB was eagerly waiting to

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<v Speaker 1>National Park on April sixth, nineteen ninety one. The couple

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<v Speaker 1>for the future. Two days before their meet up, on

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<v Speaker 1>April fourth, Dan had entered the park with his loyal

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<v Speaker 1>had entered Yilstone National Park and was dropped off with

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<v Speaker 1>his one year old Australian Shepherd Healer mix named Freckles

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<v Speaker 1>at the hell Roying Creek trailhead. Unfortunately, this was the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety one, he was officially reported missing and a

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<v Speaker 1>the weather changed and thunderstorms rolled in, concerns about his

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<v Speaker 1>safety and well being grew. Despite being experienced outdoorsmen with

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<v Speaker 1>extensive knowledge and pole cutting, Dan stood a little chance

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<v Speaker 1>against the elments without proper equipment and clothing. During the search,

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<v Speaker 1>authorities failed to uncover any sign of Dan or freckles,

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<v Speaker 1>with foul play. In the months after his disappearance, Dan's

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<v Speaker 1>July nineteen ninety one, quote, if Dan's in the park,

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<v Speaker 1>he's buried. I don't think Dan is alive. How that

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<v Speaker 1>about it. End quote. Now there were rumors that Dan

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<v Speaker 1>denied them. They stated he was going to inherit a

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<v Speaker 1>large sum of money, which he planned to use to

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<v Speaker 1>buy a new house. Due to the lack of updates

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<v Speaker 1>in Dan's case, his family grew increasingly frustrated with law enforcement.

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<v Speaker 1>In February two thousand, they filed a federal lawsuit against

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<v Speaker 1>Park County Sheriff Charlie Johnson. According to news reports, the

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<v Speaker 1>lawsuit stated that Sheriff Johnson quote breached his legal duty

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<v Speaker 1>to properly and competently conduct the investigation relating to the

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<v Speaker 1>disappearance of Dan Campbell end quote. As of twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 1>trace of Dan Campbell or his dog, Freckles has been found.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Campbell is described as a Caucasian male five foot

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<v Speaker 1>hair and green eyes. Dan has a healed fracture on

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<v Speaker 1>his left hand, a scar on his chin, a scar

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<v Speaker 1>on his upper right arm, and a gap between his

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<v Speaker 1>front teeth. Anyone with any information is asked to contact

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<v Speaker 1>a sweet Grass County Sheriff's office at four zero six

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<v Speaker 1>Park County Sheriff's Office at four zero six two two

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<v Speaker 1>two two zero five zero in reference case number nine

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think of these strange wilderness disappearances? As always,

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to your comments, but please keep it

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<v Speaker 1>friendly and respectful. Until we meet again. Be good to

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Stockton and I'll talk to you next time. And

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<v Speaker 1>please tell your animals I said hi.