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According to Namus,
over 600,000 individuals
go missing in the United States every year.
Think about that number.
600,000.
That's enough to fill several stadiums
and more than enough to empty the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Now, fortunately, many missing children as well as adults
are found quickly alive and well.
However, tens of thousands of individuals remain missing for more than one year.
What many agencies consider cold cases.
By some estimates,
perhaps as many as 1,600 of these disappearances
are within the U.S. National Park System.
Who has the National Park System encompasses more than 84 million acres
of forest, mountains, deserts, and other wilderness areas.
It's easy to see where these numbers come from.
What's really puzzling though
are the circumstances behind these disappearances,
which in many instances are beyond the bizarre.
In this video, the ninth in our ongoing series,
we'll discuss 10 more of the strangest disappearances
in not only our National Parks in the U.S.
but some from abroad as well,
which points to this being a global issue.
Now, let's begin.
Number 10, Tom Simonceth.
66-year-old Tom Simonceth was last seen on May 22nd, 2021
in North Cascades National Park.
Located in Cedro Woolly,
Scadget County, Washington.
According to friends and family,
Tom left on the morning of May 22nd,
telling his wife that he would be hiking up the head
and like Teril.
However, by 7 p.m.,
Tom still had to arrive home,
and Tom's wife rose,
holding the help of a friend, Mike Woodmancy,
to help look for him.
Tom had taken up hiking in the past 18 months,
and it had quickly become his new retirement hobby,
according to those closest to him,
and he often hiked with Mike Woodmancy
and another close friend, Mark Nelson.
Tom had been invited to hike with Mike and Mark
on the weekend that he disappeared,
but he had declined, opting to go alone.
When Tom hadn't returned home,
Rose contacted Mike to go up onto the trail
and see if he could spot him,
thinking he may have gotten lost or injured.
However, as the hours passed
and the darkness drew in,
Mike knew that Tom's chances
were survival or slim.
He told Fox 13,
he was absolutely not prepared to be out overnight.
He just had day hiking equipment,
so that's why we had to jump on it and get out there.
Between 10 p.m. and 12 midnight,
Mike and Mark scoured the hidden lake trail,
but found no sign of Tom.
They slept on the ground
and resumed their search at 4 a.m.
As the morning sunlight slowly crept through the trees,
he knew that they needed help,
and the Scadget County Sheriff's Office were called,
and Tom was officially reported missing.
The Scadget County Sheriff's Office,
accompanied by a Scadget County search and rescue,
searched for Tom until May 31, 2021,
when the search was officially called off due
to treacherous terrain and avalanche danger.
Despite this, Tom's family still haven't given up hope
and have set up a GoFundMe page
to help the search continue.
Number 9, Adrian Alonzo-Smith
49-year-old Adrian Alonzo-Smith
was last seen on January 9, 2021.
After a friend dropped him off
into Drift Creek Falls Trailhead
and see a small National Forest organ.
A friend who dropped him off
said that Adrian had a backpack at a hammock
and planned to hike to other locations
and stay overnight in the park.
On January 20, 2021,
Adrian did not show up for a Scadget pickup
and that's when his friends and family began to worry.
Adrian was reported missing
and search and rescue teams
were dispatched to the trail
but found no sign of him
during the initial investigation.
Two weeks later, authorities discovered
what they believed to be his campsite.
However, no other personal items
were recovered from the scene.
Despite the use of drones,
sniffer dogs, and cell phone tracking,
authorities have been unable
to find any trace of Adrian.
One disturbing tip came
into search and rescue teams
in the days following Adrian's disappearance.
One witness claimed
had seen Adrian shirtless
in the cold in the days
after he had gone missing,
creating a very worrying scenario
for friends and family.
The search was temporarily called off
at the end of January
due to heavy snowfall and bad weather.
Adrian is described as a white male,
six-foot tall,
and 170 pounds,
with brown shoulder length hair
and multiple tattoos,
including a tattoo of wings
on his back.
Authorities are asking for anyone
with information to contact them
on 541-270-3400
or 541-265-0777.
Number 8, Josh Hall.
27-year-old Josh Hall,
along with his dog,
Happy, a Labrador Mix,
set off on February 3rd, 2021,
for an 11-mile hike
to the Devil's Thumb Lake area
in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Park.
Josh left his car at the
Hesley Trailhead,
set off between 10.30 a.m.
and 10.45 a.m.
on the morning of February 3rd.
The hike should have taken
Josh around 5.5 to 6 hours,
meaning that he would have
arrived back at his car
at around 4 p.m.,
according to his mother.
His mother also told authorities
that Josh had chosen
to hike early in the morning
as he had an online class
at 5 p.m.
and when he didn't return home,
she contacted the authorities.
According to his mother,
Josh's phone pinged
at 12.03 p.m.
and in the approximate
area of Devil's Thumb Lake.
From 12.30 p.m. to 1.15 p.m.,
hikers in the area
reported that a small
snowstorm blew through,
leaving engines
or snow on the trails
within a matter of minutes.
It's believed that Josh
was deep into the trail
when the snow rolled in.
Authorities were contacted
and a team of 70 people
made up of law enforcement
and experienced hikers
bravely cold to search for Josh,
battling their way
through 40 mile per hour winds.
For four days,
volunteers with law enforcement
searched high and low
for any sign of Josh,
but on the fourth day,
the search was called off
due to the worsening weather conditions.
Miraculously,
eight days later,
on February 11th, 2021,
Josh's dog happy
was spotted on the side
of a highway
close to where the two
had been hiking.
Happy was malnourished
and scared,
authorities were able
to rescue him
and take him home
to Josh's family.
Sadly,
nothing else has been
recovered,
but Josh's family
are not giving up hope.
Josh has described
as a white male
six foot four inches tall
and weighs 200 pounds.
He was last seen
wearing a green khaki jacket,
dark hat,
and a grey green backpack.
If you have any information,
you're asked to contact
the Boulder County
dispatch on 303-441-444.
Number seven,
Cassie Sheets.
On March 12th, 2021,
24-year-old Cassie Sheets
was reported missing
after last being seen
hiking in the
Mananga Hala
National Forest in West Virginia.
Cassie, along with two male
friends, had begun
their hike on Thursday
at March 11th,
with the two friends
claiming that they
were separated
along the Spruce Trail.
Sergeant Andrew Teter,
of the West Virginia
State Police,
told Metro NEWS,
they started down
the Huckleberry Trail
on the top of Spruce,
and that's where
they claimed they
got separated from each
other.
The trio set off
hiking on Thursday night,
and what is described
as a remote part
of the forest.
After the trio
became separated,
the two friends
made their way back to
safety and wait until
Friday morning to report
Cassie missing.
Search teams,
including volunteer
firefighters in the West
Virginia State Police,
use the helicopter
in attempts to locate
the missing 24-year-old
girl.
However,
nothing was found.
In June 2021,
the state police
made a statement
saying that they were
no longer actively
searching for Cassie,
but were following
lines of inquiry.
In their statement,
they also said that
they are not speaking
with the two male friends
who were with Cassie
on that hike,
as one of them
has obtained a lawyer.
They also stressed
that all leads
are based on speculation,
and they have no
concrete evidence
in Cassie's case.
Cassie did not
know the trail well,
and her family are
concerned about her
well-being.
If you have any
information,
you're asked to contact
the West Virginia
State Police.
Number six,
Cayman Welch.
The Maricopa County
Sheriff's Office is
appealing for any
information about the
disappearance of 25-year-old
Cayman Welch.
Cayman was last seen
near Weaver's
needle vista at mile
post-203 in state
route 88 in Maricopa
County, Arizona,
on August 12, 2020.
Cayman has spent
the date working
with his uncle and
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they decided to pull in.
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The weaver's
needle vista to watch the
sunset together.
According to
Cayman's uncle, he
told him he wanted to
watch the sunset from
the needle.
He proceeded to get out
of the car, walk
into the Tonto
National Forest, and
promptly disappeared.
Tonto National Forest
spans a whopping two
million eight hundred
and seventy three
thousand two hundred
acres, and is the
fifth largest
national forest in the
United States.
The forest offers a wide
variety of scenery
from desert flats to
pine forests, making
it the perfect
destination no
matter what you're
looking for.
Cayman walked into the
Tonto National
Forest, wearing
nothing but a black
Ghostbusters t-shirt,
black jeans,
black prescription
glasses, and army
boots.
He didn't take any
food or water with him,
and he was in no way
equipped to deal with
the sweltering
temperatures.
It reached
approximately 110
degrees in the area
that day.
When Cayman did
return home, his
family reported
him missing, and
an investigation was
quickly launched.
Despite
searchers using
sniffer dogs, horses,
drones, helicopters,
and countless
volunteers, no sign
of Cayman was found.
Cayman's family were
also worried for his
well-being, as he
suffered from depression
and was in the
process of seeking help.
Cayman has
a white male with
brown hair and
hazel eyes.
He is 6-foot tall,
200 pounds, and has
full-sleeved tattoos
on his arms, and
also has
gauged out earlobes.
Cayman's family
haven't given up hope,
and if you have any
information, you're
asked to contact the
Maricopa County
Sheriff's Office on
602-876-8477.
Number 5, Samuel
Martinez.
23-year-old Samuel
Martinez left his
home in Nebraska on
May 12, 2021, and
it for Kauai,
Hawaii.
We know that Samuel
safely boarded his
flight from Nebraska
to Kauai, and landed
that day.
Samuel had embarked on
the trip with the
intention of hiking
and camping around the
island, with his
return flight booked
for May 25, 2021.
May 25 came, and
when Samuel didn't
board his flight to go
home, his family
became concerned.
After contacting
authorities in Kauai,
their
investigation uncovered
that the last confirmed
sighting of the
23-year-old had been
on May 14, 2021, and
since that date, there
was no activity on his
phone or on his
bank cards.
Authorities began their
search after Samuel was
reported missing, using
helicopters to
navigate their way
around the island.
However, by June
3, this search was
suspended.
According to one
source, searches
with dogs and
drones are due to
continuing in the
near future.
Samuel's family
made an official
statement to Omaha
reporters saying,
please keep Samuel
in your prayers, and
with these kind people
as they search.
Samuel is 23 years
old and is described
as a white male,
6-foot tall, 180
pounds. He has
brown hair and
brown eyes.
Anyone with any
information is
urged to contact the
Kauai police on 808-241-1711.
Number 4, Stanley
Shushenov.
68-year-old Stanley
Shushenov was
last seen by his wife
Dolores on May 19, 2021.
Dolores told news
stations that on that
morning, Stanley was
leaving to take a hike
near the Sandemic
Nav Camping Area in
Sheep River
Provincial Park, Alberta,
Canada.
The Sheep River
Provincial Park spends
60.2 kilometers,
and according to the
website, AlbertaParks.ca,
visitors can hike,
ski, and ice skate
during their stay.
Dolores told global
news.ca,
I went to the door with
him and I gave him a
kiss and I said,
stay extremely safe.
I said, I'll be
worried about you the
entire time you're
going.
Stanley was only going
on a short hike and
it promised his wife
that he would be
back by dinner time.
However, when he
never returned home,
Dolores called the
police.
The RCMP and
Calgary police
service have both
performed extensive
searches for the
missing 68-year-old.
And so far, the only
evidence they have
found is his abandoned
car parked at the trail
head.
Stanley was last seen
at around 11 a.m.
on May 19th, 2021,
wearing jeans,
a plaid long-sleeved
shirt, shoes or hiking
boots, and carrying a
camo backpack.
If you have any
information, you're
asked to please contact
the Calgary police
service on 403-266-1234.
For three, Robert
Cooksai.
42-year-old part-time
Butler County Public
Defender, Robert Cooksai,
was last seen entering
Cummins Falls State
Park at 11.30 p.m.
on February 3rd, 2021.
Cummins Falls State
Park is located in Tennessee
and spans 282 acres,
and the terrain is
described as idyllic
but rugged.
The details in
Robert's case are
sparse, but what we do
know is that his car was
discovered in the car
park after he failed to
move it, garnering the
attention of park
employees.
On February 5th, 2021, the
park was temporarily
closed while the TBI, or
Tennessee Bureau of
Investigations, performed
an extensive search.
However, they came out
empty handed.
The park was then
reopened to the public on
Sunday, 7th of February
2021.
According to one article,
Robert's ability to practice
law was suspended by the
Ohio Supreme Court on
January 8th, 2021, after
he failed to respond to
a formal complaint.
There have been few
updates in Robert's
case.
Having the TBI is
appealing for anyone with
information to please come
forward.
Robert is described as a
white male with brown hair
and brown eyes.
He weighs 160 pounds.
It was last seen wearing
dark pants and a grey
hoodie.
If you believe you have
some information, you are
asked to please contact the
TBI on 1-800-TBI-FINED-FIN-D.
2.
Damon Ness
30-year-old Damon Ness
was last seen on October
20th, 2020, while
visiting the Nip Malik
National Park in the
Northern Territory, Australia.
On that day, Damon went
for a walk alone in the
National Park and was
never seen again.
Rompting 28 police
officers, parkraisers,
and countless volunteers
to begin the search
for him.
Damon set off on his walk
with nothing but his
phone and his car keys,
with superintendent
Shane, who was
the first person to
take a look at the
car keys, with
superintendent Shane
telling the Daily
Mail, he doesn't have
his wallet.
We have that.
We know he doesn't have
his hotel key.
We've got that as
well.
That was left in the
car.
The alarmist raised
after Damon fell to show
up for a canoe tour he
had booked for October
21st, 2020.
Authorities searched
for five days with
drones and with the help
of volunteers.
However, no signs
of the 30-year-old
were found.
Damon's family wanted
to fly up from Melbourne
to assist with the
search, but they
expressed their
concerns about breaking
lockdown and potentially
putting Aboriginal
communities at risk.
Damon's social
media has not been
updated since October
of 2020, and Australian
authorities are
appealing to anyone
with information to
contact.
Number one, Rob
Martin.
59-year-old Rob
Martin was last seen on
Edwin O'Rode on
Johns Island in Charleston
County, South
Carolina.
Johns Island is the
largest island in
South Carolina, and is
known for its
agriculture and angel
oak.
A tree that is
estimated to be
possibly 1,500 years
old.
The details in Rob's
case are extremely
limited, but it's
important that we spread
awareness about this
case and help bring him
home.
According to the
Charleston County
Sheriff's Office, Rob
was last seen on foot
on January 10th, 2021,
wearing a burgundy jacket
with an orange lining.
He has described his
white male 6-foot tall
200 pounds.
He has grey hair
hazel eyes, and is well
known in the Johns
Island area.
According to an
article written on
January 10th, 2021,
foul play is not
suspected at this time,
and the Charleston
County Sheriff's Office
needs your help in
locating Rob.
If you have any
information, you have
to please contact them
on 843-743-720-0.
Well, there you
have it, friends.
What do you make of
these strange
disappearances from
within these national
parks?
I look forward to
your thoughts in the
comments section.
Meanwhile, until we
meet again, be
good to yourselves and
each other.
I'm Steve Stockton,
and I'll talk to you
next time.
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