Donald Edward Hunter was 61 when he was last seen on August 11, 1999, in Mojave, California. He had been arrested earlier that day for driving under the influence and his vehicle was impounded. After his release from the sheriff’s substation at about 4:00 p.m., he told authorities he planned to walk home to Boron, roughly 30 miles away, and was not seen again.

Hunter was known to have confusion from a head injury sustained in his 20s, which may have affected his ability to find his way. He was last seen wearing brown corduroy pants, a yellow shirt, and brown sandals. Extensive searches with helicopters, horses, and four-wheel-drive vehicles along the desert near Highway 58 turned up no trace; his brother reported him missing on August 21, 1999. Authorities continue to treat him as a lost or injured missing person and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about Hunter’s movements around Mojave or Highway 58 on August 11, 1999, please come forward.