Aidan Clune, 19, left his Sonoma County, California home in the spring and drove through Utah into Nevada. He spent a night in a Wells hotel, then checked out early and drove south. A Nevada State Police trooper later found his red pickup abandoned on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93 with Aidan missing and his wallet and knife left inside.

The Elko County Sheriff’s Office tracked footprints from the truck into the desert; the trail stretched more than ten air miles and at times showed he had removed his shoes and appeared to be running. The tracks vanished in the Cherry Creek mountain range, and extensive ground and air searches failed to locate him. Some authorities believe he may have been in a mental health crisis when he walked away.

Family, friends, and volunteers have held vigils and mounted community searches in the years since, while the Sonoma County police continue the official investigation. Did anyone in the Wells or U.S. Highway 93 area see Aidan or his pickup that morning?