Randy Charles Spring, 28, disappeared from White Water, California, on October 10, 1988. That morning a family member dropped him at Tipton Road and White Water Road near Interstate 10. He said he planned to hike and camp in the San Jacinto Mountains for a few days and would either hitchhike home or call for a ride.

Randy was last seen wearing camouflage pants, a blue t-shirt and an army-green jacket, carrying an army-green backpack with some food. A possible sighting placed him at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains around noon that day. He was an Army veteran trained in survival techniques and was working for the California Department of Forestry after recent training to become a firefighter.

Extensive searches by law enforcement and volunteers have found no trace of him and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about Randy’s disappearance, please contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.