The strange disappearance of Samantha Sayers

Samantha “Sam” Sayers, 28, went missing whilst on a solo hike on the Vesper Peak trail in the North Cascades mountains in Washington on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018.

Sam left on the trail at around 8 am and was expected to head home and check in with her boyfriend, Kevin Dares, that evening by 6 pm. He couldn’t accompany Sam because he was working. He went to the trail at around 8 pm with darkness coming to search for her when she hadn’t returned. Around 1 am the following day, her family reported her missing.    

She still has not been found.

The hike on the Vesper Peak Trail

The Washington Trails Association describes the Vesper Peak Trail as “Vesper Peak is definitely not for the novice hiker, but for those thirsting for one step beyond hiking into backcountry adventure, it’s a good leaping off point.

The potential consequences of stumbling here are decidedly lesser than they are on other summits along the Mountain Loop. Some hikers have said that the Vesper Peak trail is “hard to follow,” implying that Sayers might have accidentally strayed from the trail.