I don't get it. I see people posting concern on social media but nothing seems to be generating enough urgency or interest to press the troopers to do more?
Yes it's a rugged area to be sure but if Mary at 69 was able to wander off and traverse through this area well enough to not be found then younger, able bodied friends and/or family should be out there looking to find her. She is either out there off the trail somewhere, was abducted and is now gone from the area, or was never out there to begin with and the scene was set up to appear that she was. I don't see any other scenarios.I don't get it. I see people posting concern on social media but nothing seems to be generating enough urgency or interest to press the troopers to do more?
I am puzzled that SAR in Alaska only goes out if asked by an LE organization! See attached.
This is a rugged area to search & troopers may have done a good job looking but Mary deserves more!
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Thank you for coming here to post about the local area. I'd love to see pictures if/when you take them.
I’m with you. And it seems that there is nothing we can do about it.Thank you for coming here to post about the local area. I'd love to see pictures if/when you take them.
I feel like Mary has just been forgotten
It seems like she has been forgotten but I'm hoping things are happening quietly behind the scenes. Time will tell I guess.Thank you for coming here to post about the local area. I'd love to see pictures if/when you take them.
I feel like Mary has just been forgotten
I'm leaning also that way. A friend of Mary's has stated that he doesn't feel that Mary would be able to hike long distances. So it's doubtful at least to me she would have gotten so far off the road /trail as not to be found by the trained searchers.
It's remote Alaska. State troopers did search. I wish we knew exactly what items were found & the search perimeters. It would be great if a SAR group would ask to continue the search (troopers would have to authorize that).
Leaving the baby in the car would have been the smartest thing to do if she planned to go get help. She may have been lost and may have intended to head towards the freeway.
So she walked into the woods and scattered her possessions?
Lots of details if you go to the first couple of pages of the thread, including this update (BBM):
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Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Location: Healy
Type: SAR - Missing Person
Dispatch Text:
UPDATE: July 15, 2022, the search for Mary Wilson off the Stampede Trail near Healy is continuing. It is believed that on Tuesday July 12 when Mary’s vehicle became stuck, she began walking in a direction heading further away from the Parks Highway. Personal items believed to belong to Mary were located at approximately 7.8 mile of the Stampede Trail.
Village Public Safety Officer’s, members of Solstice Search Dogs, Mat-Su Search & Rescue, Alaska Wilderness Search & Rescue, Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, AST Helo 2, and volunteers are actively searching the surrounding area from the vehicle’s location.
Volunteers that would like to participate in the search should check-in at the Stampede Road staging area in Healy and anticipate inclement weather and insects.
If anyone has knowledge about the location of Mary Wilson, call the Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks at: (907) 451-5100 or you can submit a tip anonymously through the AKTips smartphone app or online at www.dps.alaska.gov/tips.
ORIGINAL RELEASE: On July 14, 2022 at 1:31 am, Alaska State Troopers received a report of an abandoned car approximately 6.8 miles on the Stampede Trail with a two year old child locked inside. From evidence at the scene it appears that the child and vehicle were abandoned two days earlier on July 12. The child was transported to Healy prior to being handed over to the Office Children’s Services in what appeared to be good health. Currently Troopers are conducting a search based around the vehicle’s location near Healy for the child’s grandmother, 69 year old Mary Dawn Wilson, who was the last known person with the child. If anyone has knowledge about the location of Mary Wilson, call the Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks at: (907) 451-5100 or you can submit a tip anonymously through the AKTips smartphone app or online at www.dps.alaska.gov/tips.
Photo of Mary Wilson
Posted on 7/14/2022 2:40:55 PM by DPS\tjdespain
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So her stuff was found a mile away?
Yes, further west down the trail than her car WHICH HAD CONTINUED FROM Stampede Road onto Stampede Trail. Even if we had a map to pinpoint the car's location & where her stuff was found, we would not have the maps/online tools needed to get a good look at that area IMO.
Thank you
Troopers believe Wilson’s vehicle got stuck on the trail some time Tuesday. Items of her clothing were discovered a mile away from the car in the opposite direction of the highway. Rain in the area last week wiped away any footprints that might have given rescuers clues about what happened.
There is EightMile Lake. If the searchers felt she could have made it there from her 'location' I would imagine that area would have been searched. But who knows? There is just so little information available.Troopers believe Wilson’s vehicle got stuck on the trail some time Tuesday. Items of her clothing were discovered a mile away from the car in the opposite direction of the highway. Rain in the area last week wiped away any footprints that might have given rescuers clues about what happened.
“Due to the lack of new search areas and no new discoveries of clues or information, beginning today, Troopers will change from an active search strategy to a reactive search strategy,” DPS said.
Rescuers end search for woman days after toddler was found in her stranded vehicle
Troopers say days of searching have yielded no new clues after Mary Dawn Wilson disappeared on the Stampede Trailwww.adn.com
Just to clarify, "her stuff" was actually clothing. No details on what "items" they were, wish we knew more. If she stripped off her coat and hat and left them because they were soaking wet - that's a lot different than her shoes or pants for example.
The rain wiping out signs is also really concerning to me. I can see a lot of possibilities other than she vanished on her own.
@ComfortablyNumbb is there water nearby?
