Missing Richard Harvell Harvell, approximately 2015 Date reported missing : 10/15/2015 Missing location (approx) : Kern County, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 03/31/1948 (73) Age at the time of disappearance: 67 years old Height / Weight : 5'11, 185 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Harvell was last seen in Kern County, California on October 15, 2015. He lived in Boron, California and was camping with a friend in the Mojave Desert at the foot of the Tehachapi Mountains at the time of his disappearance. He and his friend were eating inside their camping trailer near 150th Street and Highgate Avenue when a thunderstorm began late in the evening. The storm caused a flash flood that swept water, mud, sand and other debris down the mountainside, damaging hundreds of homes and trapping more than 100 vehicles four to six feet deep. Harvell went outside in knee-deep water to try and move his truck to safety, when a boulder hit him and he was knocked down and swept away. The truck was carried only a short distance by the flood, but Harvell vanished. Harvell, a Vietnam War veteran, was the youngest of fifteen siblings in his family, and fathered six of his own children. He worked at building fences and other construction projects and spent several days at a week at his mobile home; his family stated he preferred mountains and wilderness areas. At least one other individual died in the flood. This victim was recovered, but Harvell's has never been found in spite of an extensive search. Other information and links : ncy Kern County Sheriff's Department 661-391-7623 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office The Kern Golden Empire The Los Angeles Times The Antelope Valley Press CBS News KBAK & KBFX Eyewitness News October 12, 2004. October 17, 2016; . |