George Bombardier Missing Person Case

Feb 17, 2011

Dec 31, 2020

George

Bombardier

109

55

71 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the late autumn of 1971, a sense of unease settled over the community of Rouses Point, New York, with the disappearance of 55-year-old George O. Bombardier. An experienced hunter, George was last seen on November 30, 1971, heading into a familiar, heavily wooded area near Mountain Road, the Hayes Brook, and Grass Pond. He was appropriately dressed for the activity in a hunting jacket, pants, and a hat. George was a family man with a wife and four children. He was a World War II veteran and was employed at the sewage treatment facility for the Department of Public Works in his hometown. Before his work with the DPW, he had been an engineer for the D&H railroad. He and his wife were also known in their community as talented square dancers. The circumstances surrounding George's disappearance point to a day of hunting that tragically went wrong. His vehicle was later discovered abandoned near the Hayes Brook truck trail, a common entry point for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts in the region. The discovery of his car without any sign of him initiated what would become an extensive and ultimately fruitless search. The efforts to find him were quickly complicated by a significant snowfall of more than a foot that occurred the night after he was last seen. This heavy snow likely obscured any tracks or other signs that could have led search parties to his whereabouts. The disappearance of George Bombardier is one of the Adirondack Park's most enduring unsolved cases. Despite the passage of decades, no trace of him has ever been found. The initial search, hampered by severe weather, covered a vast and rugged wilderness area, but turned up no clues as to his fate. The lack of any evidence has left his family and the community with unanswered questions. His case is often mentioned alongside other unsolved disappearances in the Adirondacks, a testament to the wild and unforgiving nature of the landscape. The story of the experienced hunter who went into the woods and never returned serves as a somber reminder of the mysteries that can lie hidden within the wilderness.

Nov 30, 1971

Rouses Point

New York

Clinton County

9704

New York State Police - Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh

New York

Clinton County

12901

Larry Cragle

Investigator

9 Dunning Way, New York

5183147516

State

Law Enforcement

72-12559

New York State Police - Plattsburgh

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

09/07/2026