Harold Orville Doerring, 66, was last seen February 16, 1997, in Decorah, Iowa. He had visited his daughter in Cedar Falls the day before and they discussed plans for him to move in with her later that week. When his daughters went to help with the move on February 22, they found he was gone.

Harold’s pickup truck was found abandoned by the Iowa State Patrol on February 19 near Highway 218 south of Mount Pleasant, more than 100 miles from his home. There was no sign of Harold. He had been battling depression after his wife’s death and the earlier loss of a child; family members think his mental health may have been a factor, and authorities classify him as an endangered missing person. His body has never been recovered and it remains unclear why his truck was found so far from home.

If anyone saw Harold or his pickup around mid-February 1997, or has information about his movements between Decorah and the Mount Pleasant area, please come forward.