Update Saturday, September 26: Per Mariposa County Sheriff's Office; Search and Rescue teams located the body of Mr. Schluchter on Friday. Additional details will be released once the coroner investigation is complete. A big thank you to all those who assisted in the search for Lewis.


Updated information from the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office: Missing person: Lewis Schluchter Day 1 

Over 50 searchers and multiple agencies assisting. CHP H40 Helicopter, CARDA - California Rescue Dog Association, California Civil Air Patrol Air and many other Law Enforcement agencies around our area are searching both day and night looking for Lewis.

Circumstances behind Disappearance: Lewis was last seen at his home in Buck Meadows on 09-12-2020 at approximately 1:30 P.M. He is commonly known to hike alone near the Yosemite Ridge Resort in Buck Meadows. Unknown clothing. Possibly wearing a long sleeve shirt (unknown color), tan pants, and glasses.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Lewis Schluchter please contact the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office at 209-966-3615

September 18, 2020 - The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office reports a missing person in Mariposa County.

Circumstances behind disappearance: