Peggy Ann Reynolds was 21 when she disappeared after a boating accident on the Blue River near Silverthorne, Colorado, on June 4, 1974. She and three others were in a rowboat that capsized in cold, swift water; her husband and the two companions reached shore but Peggy went under and was swept away by the current. Search teams, including divers, combed the river and banks. Searchers recovered the jacket she had been wearing about half a mile downstream, confirming she had entered the water, but no other trace of her was ever found.

At the time she was described as a white female, frosted brown hair, blue eyes, 5 feet 9 inches, about 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing a dark blue turtleneck, a plaid shirt, blue corduroy pants and brown hiking boots, and wearing a gold wedding band; she may also have had earrings and was carrying a red bandanna and a St. Christopher key ring. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office has continued the investigation, and Peggy is presumed to have drowned, but without recovered remains she remains a missing person.

If anyone was in the Silverthorne area that day or knows more about that stretch of the Blue River, does anything about Peggy’s disappearance stand out to you?