Remains of a bow hunter who disappeared in 1968

LEMHI COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office recovered the remains of a missing bow hunter in 1968.

Raymond Jones of Salmon, 39, was bowling a mountain goat in the East Fork of Hayden Creek when he was last seen on September 7, 1968. The following afternoon, the County Sheriff of Lemhi, Bill Baker, was called to the camp as Jones had not returned.

September 9 1968, an official search is launched and lasts several days. The search was hampered by inclement weather and Jones was never located.

On September 17, 2021 at around 4 p.m., the Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office received a call from an archery hunter who was hunting in the East Fork of Hayden Creek. The hunter was looking for a shortcut from one hunting area to another when he found human remains and contacted the sheriff’s office.

Due to the lack of daylight and the roughness of the terrain, recovery efforts began on the morning of September 18.

During the recovery effort, Sheriff’s deputies found the remains and the wallet which contained an identification indicating that it was indeed Jones.

Authorities say the next of kin has been notified.