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

 

[happy head]

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