Martin Smith

Martin Andrew Smith, of California, was camping in a Dry Wash off the Hole in the Rock road. His belongings had been there for a long time. His vehicle was taken and camp still put together. Last receipt was for November 27, 2017. Some more of Martin's belongings were turned in including 2 guns and ammunition in a canvas bag.

Jimmy Barney

Jimmy Barney walked away from his home in Escalante, Utah on 2/7/2017. He left all his personal belongings behind, including his dog. A firearm was found missing from his residence. Multiple search and rescue teams were deployed with no evidence of locating Barney.

Everett Ruess

On November 20, 1934, Everett Ruess set out alone into the Utah desert, taking two donkeys as pack animals. He was never seen again. Earlier in 1934, Ruess had told his parents he would be unreachable for nearly two months, but about three months after his last correspondence, they started receiving their son’s uncalled-for mail. They wrote a letter to the post office of Escalante, Utah, on February 7, 1935. A commissioner of Garfield County saw the letter and decided to form a search party with other men in the area. Ruess’ donkeys were found near the north side of Davis Gulch, a canyon of the Escalante River. The only sign of Ruess himself was a corral he had made at his campsite in Davis Gulch, as well as an inscription the search party found nearby, with the words “NEMO Nov 1934”. The commissioner reported the discovery of the donkeys and the inscription to Ruess’ parents in a letter dated March 8, 1935. On March 15, after completing a last attempt to find Ruess in the Kaiparowits Plateau, Allen wrote a final note to the family calling an end to the search efforts. Later searches in late May and June 1935 included an aerial survey of the land from an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,

Missing Persons in Escalante, Utah

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Martin Smith

Jimmy Barney

Everett Ruess