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Luke Sanburg Missing Person Case

Last seen in Gardiner, Montana on Jun 24, 2005

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jan 10, 2024

Luke

Sanburg

34

13

66 inches

110 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 24, 2005

Gardiner

Montana

Park County

No

26937

Yellowstone Park Service Station

Gardiner

Montana

,

05-2385

Yellowstone Park Service Station

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

07/17/2026


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Luke Adam Sanburg, a 13-year-old boy from Helena, Montana, disappeared on June 24, 2005, while camping with his Boy Scout troop in Yellowstone National Park, about six miles north of Gardiner, Montana. Luke and some of the other boys were playing by the Yellowstone River, pushing logs into the fast-moving water when he fell in and was swept away. Despite an extensive search, including a three-day investigation of the river and its surroundings, no trace of Luke was found, apart from his sneakers ...
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Last Seen: Jun 24, 2005

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  • Family of missing Boy Scout doubts he is alive - NBC News
  • Yellowstone Scout Still Missing - CBS News
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