In October 2020 a University of Washington professor and avid outdoorsman, set out on a solo overnight hike in Mount Rainier National Park. He was last seen on October 9th, and when he failed to return the next day, a massive search effort began. To this day, his disappearance remains an unsolved mystery, a haunting reminder of how even experienced hikers can vanish in the vast wilderness of our national parks. 

Tips: Mount Rainier NP at 360-569-2211 or [email protected]

Sources:

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP74986

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/sam-dubal

https://ls.berkeley.edu/news/dr-sam-dubal

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/23/us/missing-uw-professor-sam-dubal-trnd

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