Connie Marie Johnson, 76, vanished from a remote hunting camp near Big Fog Mountain, Idaho, on October 2, 2018. She was working there as a cook for an outfitter in a part of the Salmon-Challis National Forest reached only on foot or horseback. Hunters who worked with her last saw her when they left camp that day; a brief, garbled radio transmission from her was received on October 3 and then no further contact.

When the hunters returned on October 5, Connie and her dog Ace were gone. An extensive search involving ground crews, helicopters, and search dogs found no trace, and the official search was called off on October 16. About three weeks later Ace turned up near the Moose Creek Ranger Station, roughly 15 miles from the camp; the dog was healthy but provided no clues to Connie’s whereabouts. Connie was an experienced former wilderness ranger and well equipped for harsh conditions, which makes the disappearance particularly puzzling. Friends and family consider an accidental fall or sudden illness possible, but the case remains unsolved.

If anyone was in the Big Fog Mountain area or has information about Connie’s movements in early October 2018, please share what you know.