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Joseph Wood, Jr., a 34-year-old writer and editor from New York, was last seen on July 8, 1999, while hiking alone in Mount Rainier National Park. He was in Washington for the Unity '99 conference of minority journalists but decided to take a solo hike during a break. He entered the park at 12:29 p.m., and his rental car was found abandoned in the park's parking lot days later.
Wood was reportedly spotted by a fellow hiker on the Rampart Ridge Trail, asking about the trail conditions. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 08, 1999
Wood was reportedly spotted by a fellow hiker on the Rampart Ridge Trail, asking about the trail conditions. ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 08, 1999
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May 30, 2023
Joseph
Wood, Jr
59
34
69 inches
72 inches
160 lbs
180 lbs
Black / African American
Male
Jul 08, 1999
Mt. Rainier Nat. Park
Washington
Lewis County
No
233
22993
New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad
New York
New York
New York County
10039
2770 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, New York
2126947781
Local
Law Enforcement
990472 NPS case number
New York City Police Department - Missing Persons Squad
Black
Brown
Brown
11/28/2025
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