UT UT - Lynn Verl Simmons, 25, Summit County, 4 Sept 1940

[TheArtfulDetective]

Lynn Verl Simmons



Case Classification: Missing /Lost/Injured Missing
Missing Since: September 04, 1940
Location Last Seen: Summit County, Uinta Mountains, Utah
Description:

• Date of Birth: August 11, 1915
• Age: 25
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 9" (69 inches)
• Weight: 180 lbs
• Hair Color: Unknown
• Eye Color: Unknown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Simmons was last seen in Summit County, Utah in the Uinta Mountains on September 4th,1940. He was a part of a geological survey team working on Lamotte Peak at about 12,700 ft when a storm hit at about 2:00 PM. Simmons and his three coworkers began heading for spike camp, established on the head of Boundary Peak. Simmons lagged behind the others. He was last seen as he came down the saddle of Lamotte peak on a long, rocky ridge to Bald Ridge (about half a mile from the peak). His coworkers waved to him and he waved back. He was never seen again. Several storms in the following days/weeks dropped 6 to 8 inches of snow and hindered search efforts. Simmons' whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Summit County Sheriff's Office: (435) 615-3600; Cold Case Tip Hotline: 833-DPS-SAFE (833-377-7233)
  Reference Case#: 24-L12250

NamUs Case Number: MP122466
NCIC Case Number: Not available

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/mp-main.html?id=6247dmut
Lynn Verl SIMMONS
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Further and more comprehensive info about Lynn:

Lynn Vern Simmons: Lost in the Uinta Mountains

 

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I sent this information to the Summit County Sherif - Looks like the have the body, just need to confirm via DNA.

Check the map locations for both the missing and the unidentified listings Ive posted below and they are almost identical.

• Missing Person / NamUs #MP122466
  • Lynn Verl Simmons, Male, White / Caucasian
  • The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
• Case Owner
  • Summit County Sheriff's Office
    • Alan Siddoway, Lieutenant
    • (435) 615-3600

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• Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP121248
  • Unsure, Uncertain
  • The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
• ME/C Case Number
  • 201000944
• Case Owner
  • Summit County Sheriff's Office
  • (435) 615-3600

 

[dotr]

Oct. 27, 2024 lengthy article.​

KSL uncovers forgotten cold case of surveyor lost in Uinta Mountains

A mystery about a man's disappearance in the Uinta Mountains during the summer of 1940 is receiving new attention, thanks to the combined efforts of KSL, the Summit County Sheriff's Office and the man's relatives.

www.ksl.com

''EVANSTON, Wyo. — A mystery about a man's disappearance in the Uinta Mountains during the summer of 1940 is receiving new attention, thanks to the combined efforts of KSL, the Summit County Sheriff's Office, and the missing man's relatives.''

Lynn Simmons, 25, disappeared on the afternoon of Sept. 4, 1940, while working with a government survey crew in the High Uintas. More than 100 searchers mounted a nearly two-month-long effort to find Simmons, but failed to locate him.''

Oct 22, 2024
A mystery about a man's disappearance in the Uinta Mountains during the summer of 1940 is receiving new attention, thanks to the combined efforts of KSL, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, and Lynn Simmons’s relatives.

 

[mlhenn]

Lynn Verl Simmons – The Charley Project

Casefile added Nov 1, 2024

Lynn Verl Simmons​

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Simmons, circa 1940

Details of Disappearance​

Simmons was last seen in Summit County, Utah on September 4, 1940. He was part of a geological survey tearm working on Lamotte Peak, at about 12,700 feet in elevation, when a storm hit at about 2:00 p.m. Simmons and three coworkers began heading back to their spike camp, which was at the head of Boundary Peak, but Simmons fell behind the rest of the group.

He was last seen as he was coming down the saddle of Lamotte Peak, from Rocky Ridge to Bald Ridge, about half a mile from the peak. His coworkers waved at him and he waved back. He never arrived at camp and has never been heard from again, and a two-week searched turned up no indication of his whereabouts.

Simmons is presumed to have gotten lost or injured in the wilderness. At the time of his disappearance, he lived with his wife and baby son with his parents in Salt Lake City, Utah. His wife and son have since died, but his nieces and nephews and other relatives are still alive and hope for answers in his case.