Ilya Nikolayevich Lomov, 42, traveled from Livermore, California, to Kauai for a hiking trip and arrived December 24, 2012. He last spoke with his wife, Yuliya Kanarska, on December 27 and had a camping permit valid December 29, 2012 through January 3, 2013 for sites along the island’s North Shore. Lomov was last seen January 2, 2013 while camping in the remote Kalalau Valley, accessible only via the challenging Kalalau Trail. He was believed to be wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, light-colored hiking pants, and a blue hat when he vanished.

Concern grew when he did not board his January 9 return flight and his family reported him missing to the Kauai Police Department. Extensive searches in the rugged terrain and surrounding areas turned up no trace, and the circumstances of his disappearance remain unexplained. Does anyone who visited the Kalalau Valley in late December 2012 or early January 2013 remember seeing Lomov or his campsite?