Missing
Drake Lyons Kramer
Kramer, approximately 2015
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/31/2015
Missing location (approx) :
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/30/1993 (27)
Age at the time of disappearance: 21 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6 - 5'8, 135 - 145 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray/green sweatshirt, blue jeans, a dark-colored bandana or a dark-colored baseball cap with a pattern, and black Adidas shoes.
Medical conditions : Drake may have been suicidal at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Kramer was last seen at the Bright Angel Lodge on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on February 1, 2015. He left his vehicle, a white 2007 Mazda 323 with the Texas license plate number CSK1767, at the lodge and has never been heard from again.
Kramer had left his home in Texas suddenly, and sent texts to his loved ones saying he had driven first to California, then to the Grand Canyon; he'd visited the park several times before. His last text said he loved everybody and "needed to be back with Mother Earth and set his soul free." He checked into Bright Angel Lodge on January 31, checked out on the next day, and was reported missing by a relative on February 2.
At the time of his disappearance, Kramer worked at a Lowe's store. He had gotten an associate's degree from Northwest Vista College and had recently transferred to the University of Texas at San Antonio to study geology. His father described him as frugal, a hard worker and a good student who loves nature.
Kramer's family said he seemed to be in good spirits at the time of his disappearance. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
National Park Service
928-814-3652
September 2021 updates and sources
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
