Found Deceased ID - Raymond Jones, 39, Missing 7 September 1968, Lemhi County, Idaho

[Richard]

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Raymond Jones, 39, Missing since 7 September 1968

Idaho hunter finds remains of another hunter who went missing in 1968...

The missing hunter, identified as Raymond Jones, was 39 in September 7, 1968 when he disappeared. He had been looking for mountain goats in the east fork of Hayden Creek in Lemhi County.

His body was found Friday afternoon by another hunter who called the Lemhi County Police. It was not clear how Jones had died but Lemhi County Sheriff Steve Penner said that the area where he disappeared was 'perilous' because of the rocky and rough terrain.

Jones' wife and the rest of his family were then contacted...

LINKS:

Body of missing Idaho bow hunter found after 53-year-disappearance

Idaho hunter finds remains of another hunter who went missing in 1968: "It's pretty wild"

Remains of Idaho hunter missing for 53 years found by another hunter

'It's pretty wild.' Hunter finds remains of man missing for 53 years - East Idaho News

Hunter finds body of man missing for 53 years

Idaho hunter finds remains of Raymond Jones who vanished 53 years ago

 

[Richard]

Hunter missing for over 53 years found and identified in 2022...

Raymond Jay Jones​

BIRTH 7 Sep 1929 Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA
DEATH Sep 1968 (aged 38–39) Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
BURIAL Section 1, Custer County Cemetery Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA



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A bow hunter looking for a shortcut on Sept. 17 (2021) stumbled upon the remains of a man missing for 53 years.

Raymond Jones, a 39-year-old from Salmon, had been missing since 1968. He was bow hunting for mountain goats in the east fork of Hayden Creek in Lemhi County when he was last seen on Sept. 7, 1968.

"There were some other hunters in camp but he was by himself when he disappeared," Lemhi County Sheriff Steve Penner tells EastIdahoNews.com.

The day after Jones vanished, then-Sheriff Bill Baker was called to the camp and an official search was launched Sept. 9, 1968. The Recorder-Herald reports that aircraft were used in the search, but it was ultimately called off due to severe snowy weather.

At one point, the search was briefly reopened after footprints were found, according to the Idaho State Journal. But the case was abandoned again.

On Friday, around 4 p.m., the Lemhi County Sheriff's Office received a call from a hunter in the same area where Jones disappeared.

"The hunter was seeking a shortcut from one hunting area to another when he found human remains and then contacted the sheriff's office," Penner says. "Due to the lack of remaining daylight and ruggedness of the terrain, recovery efforts began on the morning of the 18th."

Sheriff's deputies found part of Jones' wallet and inside was identification with his name on it.

"It's pretty wild, ain't it? You have another bowhunter looking for a shortcut who stumbled upon a bowhunter from 53 years ago," Penner says.

Jones' wife is still alive and his family members have been contacted. If he was still alive today, Jones would be 92 years old.
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Both of Raymond's parents, two brothers, his first wife and a daughter had passed away between the time that he went missing in 1968, and the finding of his body in 2021. His wife Donna was living and 88 years old at the time of his identification. She died nine months later.

Items found with Raymond's body in 2022.

LINK:

Raymond Jay Jones (1929-1968) - Find a Grave...

A bow hunter looking for a shortcut on Sept. 17 stumbled upon the remains of a man missing for 53 years. Raymond Jones, a 39-year-old from Salmon, had been missing since 1968. He was bow hunting for mountain goats in the east fork of Hayden Creek in Lemhi County when he was last seen on Sept. 7...

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[Richard]

This thread should probably be notated as Located or Identified...