Stanislaus River

There's a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2nd, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108, close to the Donnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to strangeoutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast with extreme changes in elevation Deep canyons with heavy foliage and cold, fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they contacted the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, who embarked on an intensive search for him.

I did some kayaking back in the day, but I'm a lifelong whitewater rower.

I fell in love with rowing the first time I ever put my hands on the handles of a pair of 10-foot ash oars and looked downstream on the Stanislaus River.

Everything just fell into place for me.

I was a little bit lost in my life at that time, and I had no desire to be a river guide.

And so I did.

And I ended up in that situation where...

I was in an Avon professional raft on the Stanislaus River with a couple of other trainees learning to row with an experienced guide showing us the ropes.

And when we pulled over and eddied out and it was my turn and I just...

There's a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here's what we do know.

On October 2nd, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108, close to the Dunnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to StrangeOutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast, with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage, and cold, fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they continued to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, who embarked on an intensive search for him.

There's a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2nd, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108 close to the Donnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to strangeoutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage, and cold fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they continued to Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office who embarked on an intensive search for him.

There's a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2nd 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108 close to the Donnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to strangeoutdoors.com the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage and cold fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing they continued to Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office who embarked on an intensive search for him.

There's a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2nd, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108 close to the Donnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to strangeoutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage, and cold, fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they contacted the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, who embarked on an intensive search for him.

lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108, close to the Dunnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to StrangeOutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast, with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage, and cold, fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they continued to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, who embarked on an intensive search for him.

And becoming as like familiar with that terrain as possible, which I think is really impressive.

And Mike was deeply familiar with the terrain of the Stanislaus National Forest, in particular, the Sandbar Flat, which is a remote, heavily forested campground that sits along the Stanislaus River southeast of Sacramento.

This was a location he had visited dozens of times since childhood alongside his father, Larry.

And because he spent so many years exploring his trails and riverbanks, Mike considered the Sandbar Flat to be as safe and familiar as his own backyard.

The next theory that we'll talk about is kind of a natural conclusion, an accidental death in the wilderness or a drowning, which might actually make some sense here.

This theory suggests that Mike suffered a fatal accident caused by any sort of natural hazard that was occurring in the wild at the time.

He's a solo camper near the Stanislaus River.

As a solo camper, Mike faced real wilderness dangers, right? As experienced as he is in hiking and camping, supporters of this theory suggest that he could have simply lost his footing on a slick river rock.

Breck Phelps There is a distinct lack of information in the case of 68-year-old Breck Phelps, but here is what we do know.

On October 2, 2016, Breck went on a fishing trip on the Stanislaus River in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.

Unfortunately, Breck never returned to the shore and has been missing ever since.

According to reports, Breck's friend found his 2007 Nissan Versa parked along Highway 108, close to the Dunnell Vista Point.

The Donnell Vista Point is a trail in the Stanislaus National Forest that gives way to some of the most beautiful views in the park.

According to StrangeOutdoors.com, the tract of land around Donnell Point is described as large and vast, with extreme changes in elevation, deep canyons with heavy foliage, and cold, fast-running water that filled crevices and ledges.

This was the trail Breck used in order to get to the Stanislaus River.

When Breck's friends and family realized he was missing, they continued to the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, who embarked on an intensive search for him.