Clayton Daniel Reed, a 31-year-old U.S. Army veteran, husband and father from Magnet Cove, Arkansas, was last seen in mid-January 2024. His wife last saw him at the Pearson RV Park on January 17, 2024, and the couple’s final communication came in the early morning of January 18. Clayton left on foot and abandoned his truck, keys, phone, wallet and eyewear — items he needs because of poor eyesight — and was not wearing a jacket, shoes or socks during a period of cold weather with snow on the ground.

The last reported sighting placed him walking along railroad tracks heading west toward Malvern on the morning of January 19, 2024; railroad workers said they saw a man matching his description without proper winter clothing. Searches by the Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Office, volunteers and family members using drones and on-foot teams have not produced a definitive lead. Clayton is described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches, about 200 pounds, with red hair, blue eyes, a shaved head at the time and a red beard.

His family believes he may have been experiencing a severe mental health crisis and have organized search efforts and an initiative to help other families facing similar disappearances. Does anyone in the Magnet Cove, Malvern, Hot Springs, Bonnerdale, Benton or Glenwood area recall seeing Clayton in mid-January 2024 or have information that could help locate him?