17. MISSING: Melvin Heaps (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah)

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On July 31, 2017 a hiker named Melvin Heaps went for a hike off of the majestic mirror lake highway in the high uintas. He went hiking in the Crystal Lake area, but Melvin did not return home like planned. His car was located in the parking lot at the trailhead. Despite numerous and vast searches, Melvin has not been located.

He was last known wearing a long sleeve red/rust with beige stripes (size 15.5-16/32 possibly Van Heusen brand); blue trousers (size 38/30 zippered fly possibly Faded Glory or Wrangler brand); elastic, clip on suspenders; LDS one-piece undergarments. He also was wearing brown hiking boots Size 9.5-10; thick multi-colored socks and an unknown brand analog watch with a leather band. Melvin wore gunmetal gray wire-framed prescription eyeglasses with an auto tint with clip-on flip up sunglasses and white handkerchief. He had a hearing aid in his right ear, brown leather wallet and contents, chapstick, and a toyota key and fob.

Anyone with any information about the location of Melvin is asked to call Summit County Sheriff Lt. Alan Siddoway [phone]. Case #: 17-L19297.
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Sources:
https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/melvin-heaps-2/
https://uncovered.com/cases/melvin-heaps
https://charleyproject.org/case/melvin-george-heaps
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/08/05/mesa-man-missing-utah-mountains-uinta-wasatch-cache-national-forest/542987001/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/01/74-year-old-hiker-missing-in-the-uintas/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWUnYxjvOns
https://backcountrypost.com/threads/searching-for-melvin-heaps.7228/

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