STRANGEST National Park Disappearances #2

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1:01in our national parks. Please note that some of these cases have very limited information available. We've done our very best to include as much detail as possible based on the information available. With that said, let's get started. Number 10, Terrence Woods. 27-year-old Terrence Woods was last seen at the Penman Mine near Aurora Grande, Idaho on October 5, 2018. At the time of his disappearance, Terrence had been working with the British Film Crew on a documentary about abandoned gold mines in Idaho County. According to the film crew, Terrence had been acting strange on the day disappeared. Terrence was last seen when they suddenly jumped off a steep drop and started running away. Some members with the film crew tried to run after him, but they quickly lost sight of Terrence and their efforts to locate him were unsuccessful. The Sheriff's Department took immediate action and had crews searching from the air end ground. Despite an extensive search and expanded search area, Terrence remains missing.

2:04Number nine, Connie Johnson. 76-year-old Connie Johnson, along with her border collie Ace, were last seen on Thog Mountain near Big Rock, Idaho on October 5, 2018. The area Thog Mountain is very remote and is only accessible by horseback or by foot. Connie was a cook for the hunting campground and she had arrived early to the campsite prior to the other hunters. The last communication with Connie was between a group of hunters who were traveling to the remote campsite. When they made radio contact with Connie, they were unable to understand what she was saying. When the hunters finally arrived to the camp the next day, they were unable to locate her. Connie was a well-trained outdoors woman who had previously worked as a US Forest Service Ranger and she frequently led young people and groups on tours of the backcountry. The Idaho County Sheriff's Office was notified and search efforts were organized. In addition to Idaho County personnel, the Forest Service, the US Air Service, and backcountry rescue helicopter assisted in the search.

3:07The search was called off on October 16, 2018. Three weeks later, Connie's dog Ace turned up at the Moose Creek Ranger Station around 15 miles from the camp without Connie. As of December 2019, Connie remains missing and there have not been any updates. In a bizarre coincidence, Terrence Woods, who was mentioned prior to this case, went missing on the same day and just a few miles away from where Connie disappeared. Number eight, Floyd Roberts III. 52-year-old Floyd Roberts was last seen on June 17th, 2016. Floyd became separated from a group of companions during extreme heat conditions at approximately 4.45 pm. The group had planned a nine-day hike on the Sherwoods Plateau that would exit the canyon via separation canyon. He was last seen near Kelly Tank, heading towards Trail Canyon, slash 2.14 mile canyon in the Shanley Spring area towards the river but may have descended into 209 mile canyon.

4:08The National Park Service conducted a six-day search effort but found no clues to guide them on a direction where to continue searching. Floyd's friends and family members have also conducted searches for Floyd but their searches yielded no new information. In addition, flowers with Floyd's picture and description remain posted at various South Rim locations and in the search area at Grand Canyon, Parachandte National Monument. Number seven, Drake Cramer. 21-year-old Drake Cramer was last seen on February 1st, 2015 in the vicinity of Brian Angel Lodge on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. Drake stayed the night as a guest at the Brian Angel Lodge and checked out the next morning. Prior to Drake's disappearance, he sent his family bizarre text message that stated he had to give his body to mother Earth. Drake's parents believe that the text message may have just been a reference to need to escape to the outdoors. It was very unlike him to travel to the wilderness alone but he had been to the Grand Canyon in area two or three times before. However, he was very experienced in the outdoors.

5:10Park Ranger's search and rescue team searched the South Rim area from Herman's rest on the west side to Grandview on the east for around six days. The park service said, quote, teams of searchers have walked miles along the canyon rim, search heavily forested areas, utilized dog teams performed several over the rim technical searches and conducted multiple aerial reconnaissance missions to support ground searchers, end quote. But the search was to no avail, despite nearly five years later in continued searches, Drake remains missing. Number six, Morgan Hymer. 22 old Morgan Hymer was last seen on June 2nd, 2015 in the vicinity of Pumpkin Springs in the Grand Canyon National Park. At the time of his disappearance, Morgan was working as commercial guide for a Rafton company. The group was on day six of an eight day trip on the Colorado River when he went missing. A member of Morgan's group stated that he last saw Morgan standing at the river's edge. He said when he turned to face Morgan moments later,

6:12Morgan had simply vanished. Park Rangers in search and rescue teams searched the river and the land around Pumpkin Springs, followed by an extended search to Diamond Creek about 12 miles west of Pumpkin Springs. All the members of a West Morgan's group were interviewed but no new information came to light. Despite nearly five years later in continued searches, Morgan remains missing. Number five, Jason Napp. 20-year-old Jason Napp was last seen in his residence in the University Terrace Apartments at Clemson University in South Carolina on April 11th, 1998. When family and friends were unable to contact him, a missing person before was filed. 10 days later, his 1990 white shabby burrito was found locked in park to Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina, approximately 30 miles from Clemson University in a very rugged area. Authorities found a receipt from a local Wendy's restaurant dated April 12th, 1998 at 130 PM inside the car.

7:12Investigators believe that Jason drove to the park on April 12th, but they're uncertain if he was alone. There was no sign of foul play at the vehicle's location. Authorities searched the surrounding terrain for two weeks and found nothing of interest. Jason withdrew $20 from his bank account on the day he disappeared. There hasn't been any activity on the count since then. He left behind most of his belongings, including his camping gear. He had planned to search for another apartment the weekend after his disappearance. Jason was an ROTC student at Clemson University at the time of his disappearance. He majored in mechanical engineering and was doing well academically. He is originally from Pennsylvania and graduated from Central York High School in 1996. Despite 3,400 hours of searching by volunteers and searching rescue professionals, including dog teams from North and South Carolina, Jason remains missing after 20 years. Number four, Barbara Thomas. 69-year-old Barbara Thomas was last seen on July 12th, 2019

8:17while hiking in the Mojave Desert in California. Barbara and her husband Robert were hiking in the hidden hill area of the Mojave Desert, north of Interstate 40, and east of Cal Baker Road. Robert stated they were making their way back to their camper when Barbara walked ahead of him when he stopped to take a photo of a rock formation. Robert said he saw Barbara around the trails corner, but a few minutes later, when he rounded the same corner, he couldn't find her. He immediately got panicked, started waving his arms up in the air while calling out Barbara's name. He looked around the area and saw that she was nowhere to be found. Robert then called 911 and that launched to large Ariel and ground search for Barbara. Searching rescue members from San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department were deployed into the field with canine units. In addition, members certifying cave searches, rope climbing, and desert terrain ground searches were called in to search. After 14 days, the search was finally called off. Number three, Samantha Sears. 28-year-old Samantha Sears disappeared on August 1st, 2018,

9:17on a solo hike on the West Peak Trail in the North Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington. Samantha started the trail around 8 a.m. was expected to be home by 6 p.m. that evening to check in with her boyfriend. The following day, Samantha's family filed a missing persons report. She was an experienced hiker and had hiked the best per area before. The search for Samantha was one of the largest and longest searches that authorities have undertaken in that area. After three weeks of continued search efforts, the search was officially called off. Searching rescue sergeant John Adams stated, quote, we've exhausted all our leads and tips. We've interviewed every witness that had come forward and have double checked every possible route that Samantha could have taken. If there was a place we thought she could get to, we put people there to look, end quote. Despite the extensive search, no evidence relating to Samantha's whereabouts have been found and she remains missing. Number two, Paul Miller. 51-year-old Paul Miller disappeared on July 13th, 2018

10:20in the Joshua Tree National Park in California. All was on vacation with his wife, Stephanie, so bright to 26th wedding anniversary. As they were getting ready to leave their hotel room in 29 palms, Paul told his wife that he wanted to go on a one last hike in hopes of photographing some of the big orange sheep that are native to the area. Paul left the hotel alone at around 9 a.m. and drove to the 49 palms oyster trail in Joshua Tree National Park. Paul promised Stephanie that he would be back later that morning. Stephanie wanted to go with Paul, but due to time constraints, pressuring them on their last day, she decided to stay at the hotel and pack. The couple had both hiked in Joshua Tree National Park one day prior to this and on previous trips to the area. So Paul knew the trails and area fairly well. When Paul hadn't returned by 11 a.m., Stephanie called Park officials to begin a search for Paul approximately 1230 p.m. Paul's rental car was quickly located at the 49 palms oyster trailhead and his cell phone was left behind at the hotel. Despite an extensive search involving 600 people

11:20putting in over 6,000 hours, over 20 dog teams and ATV search team and helicopters, no sign of Paul has ever been found. Despite a large number of K-9 teams, the dogs are unable to pick up a cent. The search was scaled back on July 18th. Over one year later, Paul remains missing. Number one, Devon Williams. The last week of May in the year 1995, a 29 year old truck driver who named Devon Williams headed out towards California to make a delivery. Even though Devon had taken this route several times before, he would never make it back home. Devon would also leave behind a baffling mystery that goes unsolved to this very day. The mystery starts in the Tonto National Forest near King Manera Zona. Devon's massive 10 ton 18 wheeler semi truck had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and went barreling through a campground, sending people running and scattering in a panic, trying to seek cover. The truck then corined away down the Narrow Campground and out of sight.

12:22The next time anyone would see the truck, it would be stalled in the field surrounded by woods some distance away. It was then that two hikers stumbled upon the truck and a seemingly dazed and confused Devon Williams. As the hikers wondered what to do, Williams allegedly said to them, they made me do it. I'm going to jail. Authorities were notified immediately, but by the time they'd arrived, Devon was nowhere to be found. Considering the testimony of the hikers, it was thought that some sort of foul play was going on, but the inside of the truck was found to be clean and well cared for with no sign of any struggle. Devon had left behind his briefcase, nothing seemed to be missing, and the cargo was completely intact. The truck was positively identified as being Devon's, but no one could figure out what it possessed and to take a detour to Arizona off the highway to go rampaging through a crowded campground he had never been to before, only to drive out into the forest and abandon his truck and cargo. Things would get even stranger when the next day two campers driving through the park drove by Devon.

13:23They described him as walking along in some sort of trance and talking to himself. They then stopped asking if he needed help and Devon responded by saying, quote, I got a light to grill, end quote. He then proceeded to take a rock and strike it against a $20 bill he was holding. Then without warning, Devon threw the rock at their car and they decided to drive off. That would be the last encounter that anyone would ever have with Devon. Extensive searches turned up absolutely nothing, leaving authorities trying to find answers, but there wasn't much to go on. It wasn't until May 2, 1997, when a human skull was found just a quarter mile from where it was last seen. The skull was positively identified as belonging to Devon Williams, but considering that there was no trauma or injury found on it, it's impossible to know how he died. The proximity of the skull to where he had disappeared was also a conundrum. As the area had been searched quite extensively in the days after he disappeared, and far from some remote wilderness, this is a very popular outdoor recreation area

14:25visited by scores of people. So how did this skull go unnoticed for all those years? It doesn't make sense, none of it does. There's been no real theory that neatly ties it all together and it all remains an enigma. What do you think happened to Devon Williams? Please let me know what you think in the comments section below. Case updates. There were a couple of potential updates on to the cases we've covered. The case of Nate Ashby from episode number one. Last week, Nate's truck was pulled from the Missouri River. Inside of the truck, authorities found human remains believed to be that of Nate Ashby. Once more information is available, we'll keep you updated. Also, Paul Miller from today's episode, human remains were found in Joshua Tree Park last week. Those remains are believed to be that of Paul Miller. Again, information is limited, but once there's more information available, we'll update these cases in detail. With that said, we would like to send their thoughts and prayers to the families of Nate and Paul

15:26as they await confirmation. So there are 10 more of the strangest National Park disappearances. As we continue this series, I'll keep you updated on these cases if updates become available. If you have a case you'd like to see featured in this series, please email us at disappearanceofatgmail.com. If you enjoyed this video, make sure you hit that like button and don't forget to subscribe. Until next time, take care of yourself and each other. Tyler Reddick here from 2311 Racing, another checkered flag for the books. Time to celebrate with Chamba. Jump in at chambacasino.com. Let's Chamba. No purchase necessary, VTW Group, voidware prohibited by law, CCNC, 21 plus, Spanchor by Chamba Casino