Richard Edward Cambria, 59, of Manahawkin, New Jersey, disappeared while on a solo cross-country road trip. His family’s last message from him was a text in mid-July 2018, but the timeline of his disappearance centers on November 13, 2018. Surveillance footage shows him checking out of the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Sparks, Nevada, and a cellphone ping that evening placed him near the Mount Rose/Tahoe Meadows area on Route 431.

On November 25, 2018, Washoe County deputies notified the family that Richard’s 2014 silver BMW X5 had been found abandoned at a scenic overpass popular with hikers but closed for winter weather. The vehicle had been parked near the Tahoe Meadows trailhead for several days before being towed. His luggage and other personal items were inside; his fully charged cellphone had been powered off. The only item apparently missing was the car key. Extensive searches of the winter terrain turned up no sign of him.

Richard is described as a Caucasian male, about 5 feet 9 inches, 140 to 150 pounds, medium build, brown eyes and brown balding hair, and sometimes wearing gold-rimmed glasses. What did anyone see in the Mount Rose area that November evening, or who has information about his movements after he left Sparks?