Guy Howard Heckle, 11, vanished during a Boy Scout camping trip with Troop 101 on February 3, 1973, at the Kiwanis Cabins between Palo and Toddville in Linn County, Iowa. He was last seen about 8:00 p.m. while playing Capture the Flag; his absence was not noticed until a later bed-check. Troop members searched for roughly 90 minutes before notifying authorities.

Searches began immediately and expanded to include volunteers, law enforcement, emergency personnel, helicopters and boats. The following day Guy’s blue nylon parka was found snagged on a log along the Cedar River’s east bank, but no other trace was recovered. Authorities have said accidental drowning is the leading theory, though his body was never found and foul play has not been definitively ruled out. Guy was a fifth-grader at Eisenhower Elementary and lived in Cedar Rapids with his parents and two older sisters.

The case remains unsolved and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office is still seeking information. Does anyone who knew Guy or attended Troop 101 remember details from that night or the days immediately afterward?