Richard Oldfield

On October 9, 1968, Richard Oldfield was reported overdue from a solo hike in Kings Canyon National Park by his wife. His intended route included entering Kings Canyon via Kearsarge Pass, continuing to Dragon Lake, then to Gardiner Basin, and then exiting the park via Kearsarge Pass. Mr. Oldfield appeared to have signed summit register logbooks at Kearsarge Pass and Mt. Gould on October 5, 1968. On October 10, 1968, searchers followed a pair of Vibram shoe impressions from Mt. Gould to Dragon Lake where the tracks were ultimately lost. Snow and precipitation hampered search efforts for 3 days. Search was suspended on October 29, 1968. No other clues have been found.

Alan Visher

On July 18, 1962, Alan Visher, approximately 12 years old at the time when he went missing, was hiking with his mother, sister, and two brothers in Kings Canyon National Park. They were part of a larger group of 50 people that were participating in a week-long backcountry outing led by the Sierra Club. Alan was last seen walking in the middle of the group of hikers at or near Dog Creek in Tehipite Valley, (36.946813°, -118.688240°). At approximately 7:00pm that evening, after the whole group arrived in Simpson Meadow to setup camp, it was realized that no one had seen Alan since approximately 2:00pm. A multi-agency search resulted in no finding of Alan.

Missing Persons in Kings Canyon, California

Missing-person awareness in Kings Canyon

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Richard Oldfield

Alan Visher