WA WA - Maureen Kelly, 19, Skamania County, 10 June 2013

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The Chilling Case Of Maureen Kelly, The Naked Hiker Who Vanished During A ‘Spiritual Quest’​

Published February 10, 2022
Updated February 14, 2022

In June 2013, 19-year-old Maureen Leianuhea "Anu" Kelly went missing while camping with friends in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest, wearing nothing but a fanny pack.​

She told the group that she would be back by midnight, but she was never seen again. Although it had been a clear, warm day, that night, the temperatures dropped into the 40s. It was also the day after a new moon, and although she had packed a knife, compass, and matches, she had no flashlight.

The few leads that have been found have led to dead ends, and police have conflicting theories on what could have happened to her, and why. To this day, no trace of Maureen Kelly has ever been found.

Continue reading: The Bizarre Disappearance Of Maureen Kelly, The Naked Hiker Who Vanished During A 'Spiritual Quest' In The Woods
 
The remains have not yet been identified. There was one other hiker reported missing in 2013 as well.

August 23, 2024

A hiker who found remains in a Washington national forest earlier this month may help lead authorities to closing a 2013 missing-person case in the remote area.

Maureen Kelly, 19, a Vancouver resident, went missing on Sunday, June 9, 2013, after leaving the forest’s Canyon Creek Campground. Kelly was last seen naked and wearing a fanny pack that contained a compass and a knife, an article in The Colombian says.

 

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