Vida Mae Hirschey was 54 when she vanished from Jackson County, Oregon, in December 1984. She was reported missing that month, and her absence remained unexplained for about a year.

In December 1985 her body was recovered from the bottom of Applegate Lake. Investigators determined she had not died of natural causes or by accident; the cause of death was blunt force trauma and her death was ruled a homicide. The submerged recovery and the year between disappearance and discovery complicated the investigation. No arrests have been announced and no specific suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone with information about Vida Mae Hirschey, her activities in late 1984, or about Applegate Lake that winter is asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.