Sergey Cherepov, 58, disappeared during a day hike near Goldmyer Hot Springs in the Cascade Mountains on September 14, 2017, while visiting Washington state on a business trip with colleagues from Aeroflot. He had sustained a head injury about ten hours before the hike and was wearing a bandage. Witnesses last saw him walking near a washed-out log bridge; friends say he felt unwell and set off alone to return to the car, then failed to arrive at the meeting point.

Cherepov’s wallet, cell phone, and backpack were later found undisturbed in his Tukwila hotel room. King County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue conducted an extensive, weather-challenged search of the dense terrain around Snoqualmie Mountain for five days but found no trace. His son traveled from Russia the following spring to retrace those last known steps. The case remains unsolved and Cherepov’s whereabouts are unknown.

If anyone was near Goldmyer Hot Springs on September 14, 2017, or remembers seeing someone matching his description, please share information that might help locate him.