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Charles Duane Gustafson
- Case Classification: Lost/Injured Missing
- Missing Since: October 11, 2006
- Location Last Seen: Arlington, Carbon County, Wyoming
Description:
- Date of Birth: September 27, 1934
- Age: 72 years old
- Race: White/Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5' 7" (67 inches)
- Weight: 160 lbs.
- Hair Color: Brown/Graying/Balding
- Eye Color: Blue
- Nickname/Alias: Unknown
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses. Has an overbite, silver tooth/teeth, and crooked teeth. Scars on left cheek and left finger.
- Clothing & Jewelry: Brown hooded sweatshirt, blaze orange vest, charcoal gray pants, camouflage fanny pack, & a blaze orange hat. Black Casio watch & a wedding ring. Wire-framed eyeglasses.
- Additional Personal Items: He was carrying a Winchester 30-06 rifle with a camouflage green stock and blue metal barrel with 3x9 scope. He was also carrying a map, GPS device, a knife, shells, a compass, his lunch, & water.
- Identifiers: Has an overbite and several fillings in his teeth, and his lower teeth are crooked.
Gustafson was last seen eight miles south of Arlington, Wyoming on October 11, 2006. He was spotted at the road junction of 111 and 129 in Carbon County at approximately 6:55 AM. He was elk hunting with family members in the Medicine Bow National Forest when they separated to hunt in different directions. Gustafson was supposed to return to camp that evening, but failed to arrive. His relatives fired three shots in the air when they realized he was missing and heard three shots fired in return. He has never been heard from again.
Gustafson had gotten lost the previous day, but was found by a logger. The temperatures on the night of October 11 dipped into the thirties, and the following few days were snowy. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of him. He is from Minnesota and had been hunting in Medicine Bow National Forest for ten years prior to his disappearance. Gustafson's family stated he was in excellent health in 2006 and had been trained in wilderness survival when he was in the Air Force. His whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators:
- Carbon County Sheriff's Office: (307) 324-2776
Reference Case Number: 06-002613
NCIC Case Number: Unavailable
Charles Duane Gustafson – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
