Missing Woman's Search Reveals Abandoned Car Graveyard and Canine Alert in Squim

A new missing persons case in the Pacific Northwest has caught the attention of the Bigfoot community. Charissa "Hazel Grace" Caster, a 32-year-old traveling mental health nurse, vanished from the Sequim, Washington area on July 18th, 2024. The case has received little media attention, but the Pacific Northwest Missing Persons Project (PNW MPP) is working to bring awareness to the situation. PNW MPP was approached by the Caster family on August 16th, 2024 and conducted a search from September 19th to 22nd, accompanied by the nonprofit Charin Human Advocacy Intervention Services and their human remains detection canine, Tulip. The search team was able to gain access to a locked gate in the search area thanks to the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. The team searched a steep cliff area along the Dungeness River and covered approximately 300 acres of Washington Department of Natural Resources land. They hiked over 13 miles and cleared 1.2 miles of riverbank during the two days they were searching. The chase team also discovered an old dump site, dubbed the "car graveyard," containing multiple abandoned vehicles and animal bones. Although the search did not yield conclusive evidence of Caster being in the area, it was able to rule out high priority areas within the search zone. PNW MPP is urging anyone with information about Caster's disappearance to contact the Clallam County Sheriff's Office. As Bigfoot believers, it's important for us to keep an eye out for any signs of missing persons in the areas we explore. PNW MPP's work in bringing awareness to missing persons cases in the Pacific Northwest is crucial, and we can do our part by sharing information and staying vigilant. If you're planning a trip into the Great Outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, be sure to check out PNW MPP's interactive map of missing individuals in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Familiarize yourself with who is missing in the area you like to recreate in, and keep an eye out for anything that may bring answers or closure to grieving families. Together, we can make a difference in our community.