Phillip Wilson, 53, was last seen on the morning of September 26, 2022, when he signed the logbook at the First Water Trailhead in Tonto National Forest and borrowed a friend’s truck intending to go for a hike. He wore a light blue shirt, khaki shorts and greenish canvas-type hiking boots and carried a backpack. The truck was left at the trailhead and there is no evidence he returned.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive search for more than a week using ground crews, canine units and aerial surveillance in the Superstition Mountains’ steep cliffs, canyons and dense vegetation. Friends and family mounted their own searches and raised funds for higher-resolution drones, but no trace has been found. The disappearance remains open and the sheriff’s office asks anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Phillip’s usual routes, recent plans, or saw him at First Water Trailhead that morning, can you share what you remember?