HI HI - Daniel Marks, 24, Waimea, Kauai, 10 Nov 2005

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Daniel Joseph Marks


Marks, circa 2005

• Missing Since - November 10, 2005
• Missing From - Waimea Canyon, Island of Kauai, Hawaii
• Classification - Lost/Injured Missing

Description:

• Sex - Male
• Race - White
• Date of Birth - March 13, 1981
• Age - 24 years old
• Height and Weight - 5'8, 130 - 140 pounds
• Hair and Eye Color - Brown hair, brown eyes.
• Nickname/Alias - His nickname is Erth.
• Clothing/Jewelry/Personal Items - Possibly a gray t-shirt, khaki cargo pants or shorts, a wrap sarong, sandals, and a wristwatch with a black band. He may have had a backpack with tent poles at the time of his disappearance.
• Distinguishing Characteristics/Features - Marks has small black Asian symbols tattooed on each temple; these tattoos are normally barely visible, being covered by his hair. He has a tattoo of a maple leaf outlined in black on each upper arm at the shoulder. His ears and tongue have previously been pierced. Marks has five pale-colored cafe au lait marks on his abdomen; the marks are between the size of a dime and a baseball.

Details of Disappearance:
Marks disappeared from Waimea on Kauai island on November 10, 2005. He was last seen around 4o pm, overlooking Waimea Canyon at the second Kalaluau lookout on Pihea Trail. He has never been seen since.

Marks was supposed to fly from Kauai to Duluth, Minnesota on November 16 to visit relatives, but he did not make his flight. Despite being an experienced hiker, investigators and Marks' family believe he became lost or injured while hiking and died in the wilderness, possibly as the result of a fall. Marks' has never been located, nor has his body been recovered.

Investigators:

• Kauai Police Department 808-241-1678

Daniel Joseph Marks – The Charley Project

 

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Daniel is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP591

View NamUs missing person case MP591 for Daniel Joseph Marks missing from Kauai, Hawaii. Date of last contact: Nov 10, 2005. NCMEC case number: --.

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Daniel Joseph Marks – The Charley Project

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Marks, circa 2005; Tattoos on Marks's shoulders

• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Marks has small black Asian symbols tattooed on each temple; these tattoos are normally barely visible, being covered by his hair. He has a tattoo of a maple leaf outlined in black on each upper arm at the shoulder; photos of them are posted with this case summary. His ears and tongue have previously been pierced. Marks has five pale-colored cafe au lait marks on his abdomen; the marks are between the size of a dime and a baseball. His nickname is Erth.

<<Marks graduated from Girard High School in 1999, then obtained a bachelor's degree in music from Antioch College in Ohio. He resided in Portland, Oregon in 2005, and was scheduled to begin graduate school at Portland State University in 2006. He planned to pursue a master's degree in environmental studies.

Marks is an experienced hiker, camper and traveler<< and has visited India, New Zealand, Australia and much of the western United States. He is described as a quiet, reserved individual. He enjoys writing music. His case remains unsolved.>>




Feb 3, 2008

A young man with Ohio roots vanishes on Kauai in a case reminiscent of 'Into the Wild'

Marvin Fong/The Plain DealerRon Marks says a prayer as his reflection fills the headstone of his missing son. Wanting some ceremonial marker, he put up the headstone last year. The inscription reads, in part, "Dan lost his life to the...

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<<The last people known to have seen Marks were tourists, a Colorado couple taking in the breathtaking views from the lookout high above Kauai's Kalalau Valley. That was Nov. 10, 2005, at about 4:30 in the afternoon.

"It was just a quick 'Hi, how are you, where are you from?' kind of conversation," said Robin Carter. "He was trying to get down the mountain before sunset. He looked like he knew what he was doing. My husband was taking pictures and when we got in the car to leave, we were like, 'Holy crap, what's he doing going down that mountain at this time of day, and alone?' We just thought, 'There goes one gutsy dude.' "

Marks was hardly a weekend hill-hopper. He had hiked extensively in Australia, New Zealand, India, Central America and much of the Western United States, including Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon.

From the lookout, he surveyed steep 4,000-foot drops on both sides, the sharp-edged terrain framing a lush valley that leads northward to the sea. Locals call it true wilderness. Rainbows often sprout from the clash of rain, sun and mountain mist. It looks like God's garden. Paradise. Carrying a couple of hiking sticks and a small backpack, he set out for the eastern ridge.>>

 

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