WA WA - Vincent Djie, 24, Seattle/Mt. Rainier, 18 Jun 2020

[mlhenn]

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An additional post from family about finding volunteer SAR Flankers.

Sept 9
For those who are interested, below are the duties of a volunteer SAR Flanker. Note that if you can't join the whole 5 days of search (21-25 Sept) you can join for part of it, just let us know ahead of time which days you can participate.

1. Stay at the motel (search headquarters)
2. Attend morning and evening briefings.
3. Go into the field with a dog handler.
4. Follow the dog handler as they work their K9.
5. Be the safety observer. Keep an eye on the handler to make sure he/she does not get into risky or dangerous terrain accidentally.
6. Handle radio communications if the handler delegates that task to the Flanker.
7. Report status of team when requested or every hour as directed from the IC.
8. Be safe.

 

[mlhenn]

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No new posts since Sept 8-9

 

[mlhenn]

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Sept 20
We were able to find enough volunteers for the canine search so the search is on schedule to begin tomorrow.
The search runs until Friday, Sept 25.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

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Sept 20
We were able to find enough volunteers for the canine search so the search is on schedule to begin tomorrow.
The search runs until Friday, Sept 25.

I'm glad they were able to find volunteers. They said they needed 6 volunteers per dog handler, and that the volunteers needed to be skilled hikers.

 

[Suglo]

Looks like they also will be searching starting today until Saturday per their official FB page. The weather is supposed to be good this week for searching.

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[mlhenn]

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Update on the search for Vincent Djie from Vincent's father:

Day 1, Monday, 21 Sep 2020, no search, only doing the administration of Special Use Permit (SUP) at the Mt Rainier National Park Service (NPS) office.

On the second day, 22 Sep 2020, three teams of K9 dogs were deployed in three locations near Vincent's last seen location.

On the 3rd day, Wednesday, 23 Sep 2020, two teams of K9 dogs were deployed in two locations at the lower part of Rampart Ridge. Rain conditions throughout the day. For the safety of the search team, the search was only carried out on trail.

On the 4th day, the rain was getting heavier throughout the day, unable to do a search using the Canines team. Only the ground search team on the Comet Fall trail.

5th day, no search as the weather forecast will rain all day.

 

[YaYa_521]

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11 Oct 2020

While Vincent has still not been found, we have an update from his father regarding the recent search efforts:

Praise the Lord, Vincent's continued search efforts by the JFF team in the second week, from 29 Sep - 4 Oct 2020 have been carried out. The weather was great on this second week of searches. However, Vincent still has not been found yet. This second week of search is a bit constrained by the limited number of dog handler teams available.

Tuesday 29 Sep: two K9 teams
Wednesday Sep 30: one K9 team
Thursday Oct 1st: no search
Friday Oct 2: two K9 teams
Saturday Oct 3: one K9 team
Sunday Oct 4: one K9 team

We will still be in Seattle on our search for our missing son Vincent Djie. We will continue to communicate with the NPS and JFF for alternatives of further search efforts. We would like to thank all the dog handlers and flankers that have joined the searches. Thank you very much for the prayerful support of friends and family during this time and especially the last two weeks of searching.

 

[mlhenn]

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No new posts since Oct

 

[mlhenn]

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Although there still hasn’t been a post since Oct, a quick update was shared in the comments under the Oct 11 post by admin.
Update: He still has not been found. There have not been any searches since October due to the weather conditions. His parents hope to continue with searches when the weather allows.

 

[mlhenn]

Vincent Djie

Limited Search Continues

Mount Rainier National Park
Van Trump Park Trail
Significant Location

 

[borndem]

Thanks again, @mlhenn. Another "vanished" one, but maybe the weather will soon allow more searches.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Asarian said he did not know the numbers for Mount Rainier, but said the number of open cases there could be the result of a quirk in the system or could be due to hikers being found and the case never officially being closed.
Two National Parks in Washington Among U.S. Search-and-Rescue Hot Spots, Analysis Finds

 

[JnRyan]

Vincent's case is on The Charley Project now.
Vincent Djie – The Charley Project

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Vincent is not forgotten.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Pennysmom1]

https://www.wsp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Djie_Vincent.pdf

Vincent Djie – The Charley Project

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Djie, circa 2020

• Missing Since 06/19/2020
• Missing From Ashford, Washington
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race Asian
• Age 24 years old
• Height and Weight 4'7, 180 pounds
• 
  
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue and white tie-dyed t-shirt and black pants. Carrying a dark blue drawstring backpack.
• 
  
• Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Djie is from Indonesia. He speaks fluent English and Indonesian.

Details of Disappearance​

Djie was last seen at Mount Rainier Park in Ashford, Washington on June 19, 2020. He was seen that afternoon, hiking the Van Trump Trail towards Mildred Point. He was supposed to return home later that day, but never did and has never been heard from again.

An extensive search of the park turned up no sign of Djie. He is from Indonesia and worked for West Seattle Foods at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.

 

[Pennysmom1]

April 16, 2024

Vincent Dije - WSI

Male, 5' 5", 165 lbs, 26 years of age at time of missing. Last seen at Comet Falls Van Trump Trail, Pierce County, Washington. Click name for more info.

wsiint.org