Donald Ray Whalen was 31 with blond hair and blue eyes when he disappeared after driving a friend from Las Vegas to rural Fallon, Nevada. The last confirmed sighting was in early autumn; he failed to report for his job the next afternoon, which prompted concern.

Eight days later his vehicle was found about 12 miles north of Fallon, not wrecked but stuck with its wheels sunk in soft sand. Extensive searches by the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies—on foot and from the air—turned up no sign of him.

The investigation remains open. What was Donald doing in that remote spot, and where did he go after the car became immobilized—does anyone in the area remember seeing him that day or have information that could help?