Daniel Bland Wheeler, 68, vanished after an October 29, 2020 outing in the Coos Bay, Oregon area. An experienced mushroom and truffle hunter and longtime Oregonian employee, he went into the South Slough Estuary region to look for mushrooms and a meteorite — activities he regularly pursued. His white 2011 Chevrolet Impala was found parked near Hinch Lane, confirming he reached his intended starting point, but no further sign of him was located.

Searches led by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from other agencies failed to find Daniel, and the active search was later suspended. He is remembered for discovering a truffle he named Tuber Wheeleri and for his passions as a musician and genealogist. Few concrete leads have emerged, leaving the circumstances of his disappearance unresolved.

If anyone saw Daniel on October 29, 2020, or has information about his movements in the South Slough Estuary that day, please come forward.