Salvador Sam Bonadona, 59, disappeared from southeast Louisiana after being last seen on April 16, 1997, in Donaldsonville by a friend. He was described as someone who kept regular contact with his children, so his failure to do so was out of character. Bonadona was living with schizophrenia at the time.

About thirty miles from the last confirmed sighting, his 1991 Ford Explorer was found stuck in the mud on a dirt road near a swamp in Brusly. The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted searches by boat, off-road vehicle, and helicopter and carried out house-to-house inquiries in the Belle Rose area, but no sign of him was found. Several reported sightings in the months after his disappearance were never confirmed.

Does anyone have information about Salvador Sam Bonadona’s movements in April 1997 or recall seeing that Ford Explorer near Brusly?