Walther H. Reinhard Missing from Yosemite National Park, California age 66

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Walther H. Reinhard, a 66-year-old retired U.S. Marine and experienced hiker from Oro Valley, Arizona, was last seen in Yosemite National Park on September 19, 2002. An avid outdoorsman, Reinhard was on a solo hiking trip and is believed to have started a day hike from the White Wolf trailhead. A park employee may have been the last person to see him on the morning of September 19th, when a man fitting his description and wearing a gray alpine hat asked for directions to a lake a few miles up th ...Read More
Last Seen: Sep 19, 2002

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Created

Jan 24, 2026

Case Added

Jan 24, 2026

Firstname

Walther

Lastname

H. Reinhard

Current Age

66

Age At Disappearance

66

Height

5'8 inches

Weight

145 lbs

Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

Notes

Reinhard was last seen in Yosemite National Park on September 19, 2002. He is believed to have started a hike at the White Wolf Trailhead that day. He has never been heard from again, and on September 30 his vehicle was found abandoned at the trailhead. Reinhard is presumed to have gotten lost or injured in the wilderness.

Last Seen

Sep 19, 2002

City

Yosemite National Park

State

California

Zip Code

Yosemite National Park

Vehicles

7

Agency Name

National Park Service

Agency Phone

888-653-0009

Last Updated

01/24/2026

Walther H. Reinhard
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