Richard Henry Waters, 37, vanished during a hike on Mt. Bachelor near Bend, Oregon. On November 22, 1967, he and his wife were walking with their family dog when his wife briefly returned to their car to check it was locked. When she came back the husband and dog were gone. After unsuccessful calls and searches she drove down the mountain to alert the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, and multiple search-and-rescue teams searched the area.

No trace of Richard was ever located. His dog reappeared two days later about one mile from where Richard was last seen but could not lead rescuers to him. Richard was last seen wearing a light blue nylon parka, a red wool plaid shirt, a navy knit wool stocking cap, custom black and charcoal wool ski pants, and nine-inch high leather hiking boots. The circumstances of his disappearance remain unexplained.

If anyone hiked Mt. Bachelor on November 22, 1967, or has information about Richard’s last known movements, please share what is known.