PA PA - James Harig, 26, Pottsville, 5 Feb 2012

[los2188]

James Harig

James Harig, who turned 26 years old on Feb. 19 2012, was reported missing by his sister, Jessica Reinhard. According to Reinhard, he was last seen on Sharp Mountain near the Hillside SPCA, when his friends dropped him off. Beside the man's description, police had little information and did not suspect foul play. Harig also has an 8-year-old son, named Dylan.

Height - 6'
Weight - 230 lbs.
Harig is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos of 'Dylan' and 'FTW' on his leg.

Blythe Township police at 570-277-6391 or through the Schuylkill County Communications Center at 570-628-3792.

http://republicanherald.com/news/friends-seek-cumbola-man-missing-for-three-weeks-1.1280123

http://charleyproject.org/cases/h/harig_james.html

 

[Treelights]

There is a facebook page made for him:

https://www.facebook.com/Jamesharigmissingperson

 

[KateB]

James is listed at The Charley Project.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/harig_james.html

 

[JerseyGirl]

James Harig was last seen in the Sharp Mountain area near Pottsville on February 5, 2012 where friends said they dropped him off. He was reported missing about two weeks later.

Friends and family searched for Harig three weeks after he went missing but came up with only a shirt that may have been his.

http://wnep.com/2017/02/05/five-years-later-schuylkill-county-man-still-missing/

 

[ADKGemini]

NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Tattoo
Tattoo on right leg of DYLAN in block letters not colored in and FTW in block letters with the F colored red.

 

[BrownBear]

Updated Charley Project link

James Harig – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom2]

James Harig – The Charley Project

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Harig, circa 2012

• Missing Since 02/05/2012
• Missing From Blythe Township, Pennsylvania
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 02/19/1986 (37)
• Age 26 years old
• Height and Weight 5'11, 180 - 230 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue hooded Aeropostale sweatshirt, blue jeans, boots and a red hat.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Harig has a tattoo of the name "Dylan" in block letters on the outside of his left leg and a tattoo of the letters "FTW", with the letter F colored in solid black, on the outside of his right leg. He has small scars on his chin and above his right eye.

Details of Disappearance​

Harig was last seen when friends dropped him off in the Sharp Mountain area of Blythe Township, Pennsylvania on the morning of February 5, 2012. He supposedly said, "This looks like a good place to get lost," walked into the woods and has never been heard from again.

The Sharp Mountain area is rugged with numerous mine shafts and rock slides. An extensive search turned up no sign of Harig. He has dropped out of sight before, but only for a couple of weeks at a time. He left behind a young son.

Since Harig's disappearance, he hasn't used his bank account or applied for unemployment benefits. Foul play is not suspected in his case, but it remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Pottsville Police Department 570-622-1234

Source Information​

• LostNMissing
• Facebook Page for James Harig
• The Republican Herald
• Pennsylvania Missing Persons
• WNEP 11

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 31, 2018; four pictures and date of birth added, distinguishing characteristics and clothing/jewelry description updated.

James Harig – February 05, 2012 – Pottsville, PA -

Missing: James Harig Case: Missing Nickname: None Missing From: Pottsville, Pennsylvania Missing Date: February 05, 2012 Race: Caucasian Sex: Male Age at Time Missing: 25 Height: 71 in. Weight: 220 lbs. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color:

lostnmissing.org

James Harig, of Cumbola, missing since February 5, 2012

James Harig, of Cumbola, who would have turned 30 on February 19, 2016, has been missing since early 2012. He was last seen on February 5, 2012 on Sharp Mountain near the Hillside SPCA in Pottsvill…

tamaquaarea.wordpress.com

 

[Pennysmom1]

James is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP18154

View NamUs missing person case MP18154 for James Robert Harig missing from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Date of last contact: Feb 05, 2012. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

 

[Pennysmom1]

https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/MissingPersons/Cases/18154/Images/166394/Original

https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/MissingPersons/Cases/18154/Images/166395/Original

 

[Aurora90]

No explanation as to why his friends dropped him off and left him there? I would be hesitant to leave him there, especially if my friend also made such a statement as he got out of my vehicle.

 

[JSolt1210]

No explanation as to why his friends dropped him off and left him there? I would be hesitant to leave him there, especially if my friend also made such a statement as he got out of my vehicle.

Exactly. There are so many red flags in this story.

So, according to the friends, James asked to be driven to this mountain without giving any reason why. Yes, "likes to hunt and is an outdoors person," but you'd think he would've told his friends he wanted to go on a solo hike or hunt. But no reason is given.

Then, as he exits the vehicle, he says, "This looks like a good place to get lost." None of his friends asks him what he meant by that, but they just drive away, letting him walk into the woods alone.

Also, James was reported missing two weeks later, not by his friends, but by his sister Jessica. Were his friends not worried about him that first or second night they didn't hear from him? Even experienced hikers or outdoors people can run into trouble in the woods.

And lastly, when interviewed, Jessica said: "We're really scared, we're really scared... We just lost our father last year and I don't want to lose a brother." So this opens up a potential scenario: James could've been suicidal after this father's death. (Had the first year anniversary just passed?) But that just begs the question: No one else was worried about that in the two weeks after he disappeared?