Missing
Michael Allen Ficery
Ficery, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/15/2005
Missing location (approx) :
Yosemite National Park, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 03/30/1954 (67)
Age at the time of disappearance: 51 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 165 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A faded blue or gray t-shirt with the sleeves ripped off, olive-green or khaki shorts, and a torn pink or red scarf.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, green eyes. Ficery had a gray beard and mustache at the time of his disappearance, and his hair was shoulder-length. He wears eyeglasses.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ficery was last seen on June 15, 2005, while hiking alone near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California. He had gone on a trail that goes around the north end of the reservoir, then he changed his mind and headed up to the Pacific Crest Trail.
Ficery has never been heard from again. His family became concerned when he did not return by June 19, when his wilderness permit expired. On June 21, they called the park service and a search was launched.
Searchers found Ficery's backpack in the park, near Tilltill Mountain just off the trail. The location is not on his planned route and was on "extremely rugged and hazardous" terrain. A bottle of water, a camera and a topographical map were Missing location (approx) : the backpack, and there was no sign of Ficery himself.
Ficery is an experienced hiker and backpacker. He is believed to have become lost or injured while hiking. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Hetch Hetchy Ranger Station
209-379-1928
September 2021 updates and sources
My Motherlode
The Auburn Journal
The Union Democrat
North American Missing Persons Network
National Park Service
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California Attorney General's Office
October 12, 2004. April 28, 2019; picture added.
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