Joshua Everette Sabastian Jeffs was 23 when he disappeared on December 19, 2013. Traveling through British Columbia from Manitoba and reportedly headed for Vancouver, he and a 22-year-old woman, Heather Thorassie, were in a white Hyundai Sonata that Revelstoke RCMP stopped after spotting suspicious activity around 5:20 a.m. The car had been reported stolen; when it became stuck on a dead-end dirt track in a recreational area known as 12 Mile, Joshua fled on foot into dense winter forest and was never seen again.

Police found two stolen long-arms and a replica pistol in the abandoned vehicle, which delayed Search and Rescue deployment while authorities treated Joshua as potentially armed. About 30 hours later, after his companion reportedly said he had not been carrying a weapon, a fuller search began on December 21 with helicopter and canine teams and later ground volunteers. Despite searches that continued for days, no trace of Joshua was located. He was officially reported missing on January 2, 2014; the investigation remains open.

Anyone who was in or near the 12 Mile area south of Revelstoke on December 19, 2013 or who has information about Joshua’s movements that morning is asked to come forward.