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Bret Valona Missing Person Case

Last seen in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on Mar 01, 2025

Victim Details

Mar 30, 2025

Mar 31, 2025

Bret

Valona

37

36

73 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Mar 01, 2025

Santa Rosa Beach

Florida

Walton County

Santa Rosa Beach

No

166411

Walton County Sheriff's Office

DeFuniak Springs

Florida

Walton County

32433

752 Triple G Road, Florida

8508928111

County

Law Enforcement

https://waltonso.org/

2025-00041353

2025-03-30

Walton County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/01/2026


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Bret Kyle Valona, a 36-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Wisconsin, was last seen on March 1, 2025, when his family dropped him off at the Eastern Lake Trailhead in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. An experienced outdoorsman and Iraq War veteran, Valona was known for his minimalist, "primitive" camping style, often surviving off the land for up to three weeks without modern equipment or communication devices. His family expected regular check-ins, but after he failed to make contact by ...
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