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[pct-l] MISSING HIKER -- INFORMATION SOUGHT



A 60 year old hiker named John Donovan from Virginia is missing.  His trail name is unknown, but he does have one.  His last confirmed location was May 2 at the Anza Post Office, where he picked up his boxes and signed the PCT register.  He did not pick up his boxes at Cabazon, Big Bear, or Agua Dulce.  Mr. Donovan has completed the AT, and is an active member of a local hiking club.  It is his nature to stay in contact with friends in his hiking club, and he has not contacted them.  

There is a faint glimmer of hope in that Mr. Donovan's schedule showed that he would be staying with "cousins" when he reached Wrightwood.  No other information is known about the cousins and if he might be with them.  However, Mr. Donovan is also well aware that his friends back home in Virginia are watching his progress and concerned about him, and they indicate it would be very uncharacteristic of him not to let them know he was okay.  Perhaps the Wrightwood network of supporters could check their local registers and ask around to see if he might be there.

Needless to say, in between Anza and Cabazon lies the San Jacintos and Fuller Ridge, which is the jurisdiction of the Riverside County Sheriffs.  They have been notified of Mr. Donovan's disappearance.  Their plans to locate him are unknown at this time.  

Any information about Mr. Donovan's whereabouts will be appreciated.  Please pass this message along to anyone you think might have information, and let me know their contact information.  I will provide updates as available, including official agency contact information if/when it becomes available.  

L-Rod
aka Donna Saufley