ME ME - Robert D. Smith, 70, Garfield Plantation, 18 Nov 1997

[Romulus]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP53598
Robert D. Smith, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact: November 18, 1997
Missing From: Garfield Plantation, Maine
Missing Age: 70 Years

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Circumstances of Disappearance: Robert and his wife were out hunting and Robert failed to meet back up with his wife after separating in the woods. A search was conducted until heavy snow fell several days later.

 

[evilwise]

He has a grave. Don't know if he's in it or not.

Photos of Robert D. Smith - Find a Grave Memorial

CPL US ARMY KOREA Birth & death locations, parent and spouse links added by: Dirigo 04736, 28 Dec 2018.

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[DS2021]

0 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Pennysmom1]

Robert is still missing-no photo

Missing Person / NamUs #MP53598

View NamUs missing person case MP53598 for Robert D. Smith missing from Garfield Plantation, Maine. Date of last contact: Nov 18, 1997. NCMEC case number: --.

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Other distinctive physical characteristic
Full set of dentures.

Scar/mark
Small scar behind left ear.

"Clothing"
Orange hat, orange vest, blue coat, green pants, green gloves, white t-shirt, blue/red flannel shirt

"Footwear"
Imitation L.L. Bean boots

"Eyewear"
Wire framed Glasses

"Accessories"
Wallet, wedding ring, bolt action 30-06 rifle

 

[Pennysmom1]

The Mystery of the Lost Hunter - Northwoods Sporting Journal

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<<A crisp, fall afternoon with plentiful sunshine as Bob Smith, a 70-year-old farmer from Caribou, set out in pursuit of whitetail deer with his wife. Bob stood 6’2 and weighed approximately 220 pounds at the time of his disappearance. He was actively undergoing cancer treatment, and by all accounts was very capable in the woods, but his failing health limited his mobility dramatically. Bob’s plan that afternoon was to sit his wife on a vantage point overlooking the township line “swath” that provided a clear shooting lane for any deer that may jump across the blazed line. This township line is the dividing line between Garfield and T10 R6 WELS and nearby to the family’s hunting camp.

Around 2 p.m. that afternoon, Bob’s wife, the last person to see him alive, watched as Bob crossed the town line blaze approximately 100 yards to the west of her location, Bob was walking in a southerly direction and crossed the swath with his head down, appearing to be in pursuit of a deer. Bob’s wife waited patiently after Bob left the swath and her field of view. About 20 minutes later, a single gunshot was heard by several members of Bob’s family, including his wife, who all were hunting in the vicinity of the family camp. Bob’s wife waited for several minutes and did not hear anything else. A short time later, family members arrived to assist Bob with dragging the deer he was presumed to have shot out of the woods. The family members headed into the woods in the direction of Bob’s last seen location and the area of the shot. Voice contact was attempted for several hours, but no response or trace of Bob.>>

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