Raymond Dean Shurtz, 74 and known also by his middle name Dean, went missing from Cedar City, Utah after being seen on November 26, 2005. He suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and internal bleeding, facts that made his disappearance especially worrying. The last confirmed sighting was in Fillmore, Utah, where he received a citation for driving the wrong way on the freeway while behind the wheel of a green 1996 Ford Ranger pickup with Utah plates.

On December 1, 2005 the pickup was found abandoned near Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, just off Interstate 15; witnesses say the truck may have been there as early as November 28. The vehicle was stuck on a frontage road and authorities speculated Shurtz might have accepted a ride after abandoning it. Multiple searches including aerial efforts found no sign of him. Some have suggested he could have wandered into remote areas such as Escalante or Boulder, Utah, or crossed into Arizona, but no concrete lead has emerged.

If anyone saw Raymond Shurtz, his green 1996 Ford Ranger, or remembers unusual activity in late November 2005 along I-15 between Utah and Nevada, please come forward with information.