13-year old James Yoblonski went missing June 12, 2023. He abandoned the family van near Devil's Lake State Park, and soon after, a makeshift campground was discovered with some of James' belongings. No other signs of James have been found since.
https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP104625
Richgels, Jeff. 2023 June 13. “Search Continuing for 12-Year-Old Boy Who Took Family Vehicle, Made Campsite in Sauk County, Authorities Say.” Wisconsin State Journal. https://madison.com/news/local/crime-courts/search-continuing-for-13-year-old-boy-who-took-family-vehicle-made-campsite-in-sauk/article_e776f024-09f7-11ee-b182-230016252b13.html
State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/teen-driver/yr-frst-lcns/permit.aspx#:~:text=Be%20at%20least%2015%20years,the%20date%20signed%20on%20MV3001.
Gittings, John. 2023 August 3. “FBI Joins Sauk Co. in Search for Missing Boy.” La Crosse Tribune. https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-regional/james-yoblonski-search-fbi/article_0c88856b-6903-53d1-9999-1b22a9903c0a.html
Griffin, Allie. 2023 August 3. “James Yoblonski’s Dad Passes Polygraph Test 2 Months After 13-Year-Old Disappeared to Possibly Live ‘Off the Grid’: report.” New York Post. https://nypost.com/2023/08/03/james-yoblonskis-dad-passes-polygraph-2-months-after-13-year-old-disappeared/
Martinez, Steven. 2023 August 11. “What We Know About James Yoblonski, the Wisconsin Boy Who Went Missing Near Devil’s Lake State Park.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/08/11/james-yoblonski-missing-person-case-wisconsin-what-we-know/70574766007/
Devil’s Lake State Park Area Visitor Guide. https://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/
Lewis, Chelsey. 2022 July 7. “Your Guide to Devil’s Lake State Park, from the Best Hiking Trails to Camping Information.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/outdoors/2022/07/07/devils-lake-wisconisn-hiking-trails-camping/7767307001/
Garbaciak, Joyce. 2023 November 1. ““I Just Feel That In My Heart That He’s Alive,” Says Father of Boy Missing Since June.” WISN ABC. https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-missing-boy-james-yoblonski/45704095
Gittings, John. 2023 November 10. “What Happened to James Yoblonski? Wisconsin Father Consults Psychics to Find Missing Son.” Wisconsin State Journal. https://madison.com/news/state-regional/james-yoblosnki-missing-wisconsin-teen/article_8b4f149f-69be-5512-befb-aacab5daf80c.html
2023 August 17. “Sauk County Officials Confirm August 15 Death at Devil’s Lake State Park Due to Accidental Fall.” Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/82151