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Toni Schiess Missing Person Case

Last seen in Palisades Reservoir, Idaho on May 24, 1980

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On May 24, 1980, a tragic boating accident on Palisades Reservoir in Bonneville County, Idaho, led to the disappearance of ten-year-old Toni Lynn Schiess, her father, and two family friends. The group was on a fishing trip in a fourteen-foot aluminum boat when unfavorable weather conditions caused the vessel to capsize approximately 100 yards from the shore, near the "Overlook at the Narrows" just south of Big Elk Creek. The water at the time was a frigid 47 to 51 degrees Fahrenheit, and the boa ...Read More
Last Seen: May 24, 1980

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    Victim Details

    Jun 21, 2015

    Sep 01, 2023

    Toni

    Schiess

    54

    10

    55 inches

    65 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Female

    May 24, 1980

    Palisades Reservoir

    Idaho

    Bonneville County

    83428

    No

    31603

    Bonneville County Sheriff's Office

    Idaho Falls

    Idaho

    Bonneville County

    83402

    Karl Noah

    Investigations LT

    605 North Capital Avenue, Idaho

    2085291375

    County

    Law Enforcement

    http://bonnevillesheriff.com/

    GOR 80-0974

    1980-05-24

    Bonneville County Sheriff's Office

    Unknown

    Unknown

    Unknown

    05/31/2026


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    It's been over four decades since that tragic day at Palisades Reservoir, and I still find myself th... ...Read More
    10/12/2024

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