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Mark Norman Dantche, a 45-year-old man, was last seen in Rail Road Flat in Calaveras County, California on May 30, 2015. Before his disappearance, Dantche had plans to go fishing in the West Point area, specifically between Winton Road and Blue Mountain Road. The last known contact with him was a cell phone call he made to his home at 9:30 p.m. on the night he vanished. Phone records indicate his phone was in the vicinity of Sheep Ranch Road in Murphys, California, at the time of the call.
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Last Seen: May 30, 2015
Victim Details

Jan 24, 2026

Jan 24, 2026

Mark

Norman Dantche

45

45

5'8 inches

190 lbs

White

Male

Dantche was last seen in the Rail Road Flat in Calveras County, California on May 30, 2015. He called home on his cellular phone at 9:30 p.m.; records show the phone was used in the area of Sheep Ranch Road in Murphys, California. He has never been heard from again. Prior to his disappearance, Dantche had plans to go fishing in the West Point area between Winton Road and Blue Mountain Road. He was driving a blue four-door 1996 Subaru with the California license plate number 4YMF103 and a yellow kayak tied on top. The vehicle's windshield is cracked, the hood is tied down, it has Michelin tires and there may have been a dent in the front passenger fender. A photo of a similar car is posted with this case summary. Dantche's vehicle has never been recovered and neither has his kayak. Few details are available in his case; an extensive search has turned up no indication of his whereabouts.

May 30, 2015

Calveras County

California

Calveras County

6

Calaveras County Sheriff's Departmen

209-754-6500

01/25/2026