Hello friends, Steve Stockton here with you.

Welcome to our latest episode.

Now, what if someone could disappear in one of the most visited places in America and no one would ever know what happened to them?

Every year, millions of people visit the Grand Canyon.

Rangers patrol the trails.

Helicopters fly overhead.

Thousands of tourists stand along the rim at any given moment.

And yet over the years, people have walked into the canyon and never came back.

In some cases, massive search operations were launched, but the canyon gave investigators nothing.

In this episode, we’re looking at five unsolved disappearances connected to Grand Canyon National Park.

Cases where people stepped into one of the most famous landscapes on Earth and somehow vanished from inside of it.

Join me.

Let’s take a walk and see.

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Thomas Daniel Gibbs.

Thirty-five-year-old Thomas Daniel Gibbs was last seen on July 22nd, 2025, at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

Thomas, an avid hiker who was traveling alone, parked his Tesla Cyber Truck at the Grand View Trail Head along the South Rim before setting out into the canyon.

After this point, his exact movements are unknown, and he’s not been seen or heard from since.

When Thomas failed to return, park officials eventually discovered the Cyber Truck still sitting at the Grand View Trail Head parking area.

That truck just sitting there, waiting for a driver who would never come back.

That discovery immediately raised concerns, because the Grand View Trail is considered one of the steeper and more difficult trails descending into the canyon.

The National Park Service began searching the Grand View Trail and the surrounding terrain, carefully combing the rugged cliffs and steep switchbacks that lead deep into the canyon.

Despite these efforts, however, search teams found no sign of Thomas.

None of his belongings or equipment were ever recovered.

Not a single water bottle.

Not a scrap of clothing.

Nothing.

According to family members, Thomas had recently become fascinated with the legend of Kincaid Cave.

That name kept coming up in his search history, in his journal, in the conversations he had with friends before he left.

A rumored cavern said to exist somewhere deep within the Grand Canyon.

The story originates from a century-old newspaper article that described a supposed discovery of ancient artifacts hidden within a cave in the canyon walls.

Although the cave has never been officially verified, the legend has circulated online for years and has drawn the interest of explorers and hikers searching for the mysterious location.

Investigators later learned that Thomas had been researching possible routes connected to Kincaid Cave.

Some online maps suggest that a possible starting point for reaching the alleged location might involve the Yavapai Trail area.

And several phone pings connected to Thomas were reportedly detected somewhere within that region of the canyon.

Much of the terrain between these areas contains unmarked routes, steep rock faces, and dangerous off-trail terrain that can quickly become disorienting, even for experienced hikers.

Think about that for a second.

His phone pinged somewhere out there, and then nothing.

Just silence.

Today, the disappearance of Thomas Daniel Gibbs remains unsolved.

Despite searches conducted by the National Park Service along the Grand View Trail and surrounding areas, no trace of him has ever been found.

His family continues to seek information from hikers and backcountry experts familiar with the Grand View region, hoping that someone might recognize a route or location that could explain where Thomas may have gone.

In a landscape as vast and unforgiving as the Grand Canyon, even the smallest clue could lead to answers.

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Next up, Glenn Hyde and Bessie Haleyh Hyde.

October 1928.

A newly married couple, Glenn Hyde, age twenty-nine, and Bessie Haleyh Hyde, age twenty-two, began what was supposed to be an adventurous honeymoon trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

Glenn, an experienced river runner, had constructed a twenty-foot wooden sweep scout for the journey and hoped the trip would also set a new speed record for traveling the river.

Bessie, however, had little experience navigating dangerous whitewater, making the expedition especially risky.

“She’ll learn on the river,” Glenn told a friend before they launched.

That sentence would haunt everyone who heard it later.

Despite this, the couple launched their journey from Green River, Utah, carrying supplies, journals, and a camera to document their trip.

Along the way, Glenn and Bessie mailed postcards and letters to family members describing the beauty of the canyon and the excitement of the journey.

Witnesses who encountered the pair along the river described them as cheerful and confident.

Their final confirmed sighting occurred on November 18th, 1928, when other travelers reported seeing them continuing downstream into the canyon.

After that moment, their movements became unknown.

Neither Glenn nor Bessie has ever been seen again.

Weeks later, in early December 1928, searchers made a chilling discovery.

The Hydes’ boat had been found intact along the Colorado River near Diamond Creek inside the Grand Canyon.

The vessel showed no signs of damage and appeared to have been tied securely to the riverbank.

Inside the boat were the couple’s food supplies, clothing, camera, and other personal belongings.

Nothing appeared to be missing.

There was no evidence of foul play, no struggle, no accident of any kind.

Just an empty boat, patiently waiting by the shore.

Despite extensive searches along the river and throughout the surrounding canyon, no trace of Glenn or Bessie Hyde was ever found.

No footprints.

No campsites.

No remains.

And the powerful Colorado River failed to reveal any clues about what might have happened to the couple.

Investigators cannot determine whether the Hydes fell into the river, became lost while exploring the canyon, or perhaps encountered some other unknown danger.

Nearly a century later, the disappearance of Glenn and Bessie Hyde remains one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in the Grand Canyon, with no confirmed explanation as to what happened to the young couple during their honeymoon journey.

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Drake Kramer.

Twenty-one-year-old Drake Kramer disappeared inside Grand Canyon National Park in July of 2011.

On July 22nd, 2011, Drake was last seen near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

After this point, his movements are unknown.

This would become the final confirmed sighting of him.

Park officials were notified, and search efforts were soon launched in the area where Drake had last been seen.

While the South Rim is one of the most visited parts of the park, the terrain surrounding the rim can be extremely dangerous.

Beyond the main viewpoints are steep cliffs, loose rock, and areas where a single misstep can result in a fatal fall hundreds of feet down into the canyon.

Search and rescue teams from the National Park Service began combing the rim and nearby trails while helicopters were deployed to scan the canyon walls and the rugged terrain below.

These aerial searches focused on ledges, rock slopes, and remote sections of the canyon where someone could potentially fall or become stranded.

Helicopter pilots logged over forty flight hours searching that canyon.

Forty hours of scanning every ledge, every shadow, every possible place a body could land.

Despite these ongoing extensive efforts, no trace of Drake was found.

Search teams were unable to locate any belongings, clothing, or physical evidence that could explain what happened after he was last seen.

Investigators believed it was possible that Drake may have accidentally fallen somewhere along the rim.

But the Grand Canyon’s vast size and difficult terrain make locating someone extremely challenging.

Think of it as a true needle in a haystack.

In many areas, the cliffs drop into remote sections of the canyon that are nearly impossible for rescuers to safely access.

To this day, Drake Kramer has never been found, and the exact circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unknown.

This case remains one of several unexplained disappearances connected to the Grand Canyon, where the immense landscape can easily hide answers that may never be discovered.

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Morgan Heimer.

Twenty-year-old Morgan Heimer disappeared inside Grand Canyon National Park in March of 2009.

Morgan had been visiting the canyon with friends and was spending time along the South Rim, one of the most popular and heavily visited areas of the park.

On March 19th, 2009, Morgan was last seen near the rim of the canyon.

After this point, his movements are unknown.

This would become the final confirmed sighting of him.

When he failed to return to the group he’d been traveling with, concern quickly turned to panic.

“Has anyone seen Morgan?” his friend asked.

No one had.

Park rangers were notified, and search efforts were soon launched in the area where Morgan had last been seen.

The South Rim may appear relatively safe to visitors, but just beyond the viewing areas are steep cliffs and exposed sections where the canyon drops off sharply for hundreds of feet.

Search and rescue teams from the National Park Service began combing the rim and surrounding terrain, looking for any sign of the missing twenty-year-old.

Helicopters were also used during the search to scan the canyon walls and steep slopes below the rim, where someone could have potentially fallen.

Despite these efforts, no trace of Morgan has ever been found.

Search teams were unable to find any belongings, clothing, or evidence of any sort that might indicate what happened after he was last seen.

Investigators suspect that Morgan may have fallen somewhere along the rim, but the canyon’s massive scale and difficult terrain make recoveries extremely challenging.

In many areas, sheer cliffs and unstable rock slopes create locations that are nearly impossible for rescuers to get to.

To this day, Morgan Heimer’s body has never been found, and the exact circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unknown.

Did he accidentally slip near the edge?

Did he wander into a dangerous area of the rim?

It’s never been determined.

The Grand Canyon’s immense size and unforgiving landscape has made it the site of numerous disappearances and accidents over the years.

For Morgan Heimer’s family and friends, the lack of answers has left an enduring mystery inside one of the most breathtaking yet dangerous national parks in the world.

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Jeremy Whisinand.

Forty-one-year-old Jeremy Whisinand was last seen around 10:30 p.m. on February 10th, 2026, in Blythe, California, while traveling toward the Grand Canyon, where he was scheduled to begin work just two days later.

After leaving Blythe that night, Jeremy’s movements became unknown.

He’s not been seen or heard from since.

Earlier that day, Jeremy left his home in Takapah, California, driving to Yuma, Arizona, to drop off his daughter.

From there, he continued to Blythe, where he met a friend and purchased a vehicle: a white 2008 Ford F250.

According to reports, Jeremy left his friend’s home later that evening and began driving toward Northern Arizona, intending to arrive near the Grand Canyon before his scheduled start date on February 12th.

But Jeremy never arrived.

When he failed to report to work, his employer became concerned and initiated a welfare check.

By February 16th, Jeremy’s family had been notified he was missing.

Loved ones say his sudden disappearance is completely out of character, describing Jeremy as a devoted father who regularly stays in contact with his children.

“My dad called me every single day,” his daughter later told investigators. “Every single day.”

Those calls stopped on February 10th.

Days later, investigators learned that Jeremy’s truck had been located.

The white Ford F250 was found near the Agnes Wilson Road Bridge along the Colorado River, between Blythe, California, and Parker, Arizona.

The discovery raised new questions about what might have happened to Jeremy after he left Blythe that night.

Jeremy’s phone has since been turned off, and there have been no confirmed sightings of him since February 10th.

Jeremy is described as five feet ten inches tall, weighing approximately 175 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

He has a tattoo of a guitar on his left forearm and the number eighty-eight tattooed on his left shoulder.

At the time he was last seen, Jeremy was believed to be wearing a baseball cap, t-shirt, jeans, and work boots or black DC tennis shoes.

He may have been wearing a pullover hoodie with the words “You are enough” printed on the front.

Despite the discovery of his vehicle, Jeremy Whisinand remains missing, and investigators continue searching for answers about what happened during his journey toward the Grand Canyon.

Anyone with any information regarding Jeremy’s disappearance is asked to contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office at 760-863-8990 or the Sheriff’s Dispatch at 1-800-950-2444.

Remember, even the smallest piece of information could help investigators determine what happened that night.

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Now, in the state of Arizona, there’s one of the most amazing natural wonders that exists on our planet.

It’s called the Grand Canyon.

And if you’ve never seen it, it is absolutely massive.

Standing at 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide in places, the Grand Canyon has been carved over 100 million years by the Colorado River and is considered to be a major natural phenomenon, quite unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

Besides being majestic to behold and a very much visited tourist attraction—been there myself several times—the Grand Canyon also holds much deeper mysteries.

Mysteries that many of its visitors have no idea about.

Many strange and unique oddities, to say the least, are alleged to be in, near, around, and even buried inside this beautiful Arizona landmark.

There are many places throughout the world where there are said to be remnants of some ancient civilization buried beneath the surface, far beyond or right out of sight of what we can see and perceive as human beings.

Places where, since the beginning of time, have been enchanted and kept from not only our view but, up until recently, from our knowledge as well.

These legends come from places near and far—remote and desolate, wild, untraversable, and inhospitable places throughout the globe.

And as we’ll learn today, right in the middle of the Arizona desert.

This tale revolves around an explorer, one who is, by all who speak of him, a man of mystery himself.

Not much is known about him personally, except that he allegedly stumbled upon—either completely by accident or just sheer luck—one of these ancient civilizations lost in time.

On April 5th, 1909, in that week’s edition of the Arizona Gazette, there was an article about two archaeologists who were on an expedition in the Grand Canyon, which was said to be funded by the Smithsonian Institution.

The men claimed that in the Marble Canyon section of the Grand Canyon itself, they found an expansive system of caves and caverns.

And upon exploring further, they found remnants of some ancient and lost civilization that once inhabited the area.

The Smithsonian’s Department of Anthropology was said to have funded the expedition, and the men stated that upon descending approximately 1,500 feet down into the bowels of the canyon and a wall of pure cliff, they came to a very remote and seemingly untouched area.

They described it as not only being almost inaccessible but said it was surrounded by an almost forbidden area of wilderness, which shocked and amazed them both.

The explorers’ names were G.E. Kincaid and Professor S.A. Jordan.

Mr. Kincaid was no doubt the more vocal of the two men and would speak often of the sights beheld by the men while on this amazing adventure.

He explained that the area was certainly a place which would be forbidden by the government for any tourist or visitor to enter, under penalty of being charged with trespassing or worse.

He said the scientists wanted to keep this place a secret because they didn’t want to be bombarded with people trampling all over it trying to hunt for relics or souvenirs of some sort.

And also, there was more than a little fear that if the exact location were disclosed, the place itself would become an attraction all its own.

Therefore, the artifacts—and possibly even the history—would be damaged and spoiled forever.

Trampled on by a bunch of amateur explorers all trying to get their piece of the place in the name of money over prosperity lost in the midst of time.

He relayed the story of how he first happened upon the mystical place by relating:

“I was journeying down the Colorado River in a boat alone, looking for minerals, some forty-two miles up the river from the El Tovar Crystal Canyon. I saw on the east wall stains in the sedimentary formation about 2,000 feet above the riverbed. There was no trail to this spot, but I finally reached it with great difficulty. Above a shelf which hid it from view from the river was the mouth of the cave. There are crude steps leading from this entrance some thirty yards to what was at the time of the cavern’s inhabitance the level of the river.”

Now, as he worked his way through all the caves and caverns he found below, he realized there was nothing but darkness for who knows how long, leading to who knows where.

Almost everything there within and all along the walls was said to have been chiseled and made by hand and embedded deep into the stone itself.

It’s alleged that the cave system was located at least a mile down into the depths of the earth.

And here is where he found the extensive chambers which led into even more tunnels, which then led to actual rooms.

Hundreds of them.

Some of them with oval doorways.

And this was all still passable.

Mr. Kincaid described these rooms as well, stating:

“The main passageway is about twelve feet wide, narrowing to nine feet toward the farther end. About fifty-seven feet from the entrance, the first side passages branch off to the right and left, along which on both sides are a number of rooms about the size of ordinary living rooms of today, though some are thirty by forty feet square. These are entered by oval-shaped doors and are ventilated by round air spaces through the walls into the passages. The walls are about three feet six inches in thickness. The passages are chiseled or hewn as straight as can be laid out by an engineer. The ceilings of many of the rooms converge to a center. The side passages near the entrance run at a sharp angle from the main hall, but toward the rear they gradually reach a right angle in direction.”

Now, aside from how amazing just the structures themselves are—and also how unbelievable it was that all this was discovered so deep within the ground—even more fascinating and perhaps spectacular were the items that were found within the walls of this massive man-made city.

There were what appeared to be urns, idols, vases, and even weapons.

Each one of these things was said to be proof of some ancient civilization lost somehow to history and even time itself.

There came a point in the men’s journey where they came across a massive shrine of some kind, brimming with all kinds of relics and artifacts, none of which the likes had ever been seen by anyone local to the area.

The inhabitants of the surrounding area had never seen or created such things and had no clue where they could have come from—or, perhaps more importantly, who crafted them or even how they were made.

Mr. Kincaid again was the one to describe what they saw.

In relaying what the shrine looked like, he explained that approximately one hundred feet from the entrance was a gigantic statue or idol of these ancient people’s god.

It sat there cross-legged, with a lotus flower in each of its enormous hands.

The face looked Oriental, and the cast was directly in the cavern and formed from it.

He said it very much resembled Buddha, but none of the scientists could figure out exactly which god it was or who would have worshiped it.

Some speculate that this figure, given Mr. Kincaid’s description, most resembles some ancient Tibetan god and also their practices of worship.

He went on to say:

“Surrounding this idol are smaller images, some very beautiful in form, others crooked-necked and distorted shapes, symbolical perhaps of good and evil. There are two large cacti with protruding arms, one on each side of the dais on which the god squats. All this is carved out of hard rock resembling marble. In the opposite corner of the cross-hall were found tools of all descriptions, made of copper. These people undoubtedly knew the lost art of hardening this metal, which has been sought by chemists for centuries without result. On a bench running around the workroom was some charcoal and other material probably used in the process. There’s also slag and stuff similar to matte, showing that these ancient people smelted ores. But so far no trace of where or how this was done has been discovered, nor the origin of the ore.”

Now, there were many other rooms found.

Hundreds of them.

And in each one, there was something almost more spectacular and unbelievable than the next.

There were passageways that led to what looked like granaries.

Seeds of all kinds were discovered.

And this was another hint, according to Kincaid, of some sort of Oriental connection.

They were almost exactly the same as those that were found in their own ancient temples.

But again, there could be no final point of origin for any of these things and no final explanations that could be based on facts or evidence found anywhere else.

Everything that they were discovering was totally brand new for this region and for this place on the planet—right down to the unknown Buddha-like god.

The granaries were believed to be made from very hard cement.

There was a metal discovered in one of the caverns that could only be described as resembling platinum, as no scientist at the time could figure out exactly what it was.

It was some sort of completely unknown metal.

All over the floor of the caverns was cat’s-eye stone, which is a yellow stone that holds no real financial value.

However, each of the stones was said to be engraved with a Malay-type head.

The explorers and scientists thought they had seen it all, but they were yet to even have discovered the most mysterious and strange things in and about these caverns and halls.

Mysterious and unidentifiable hieroglyphs were etched in stone everywhere.

They appeared on the urns and were carved into stone tablets, but nobody could decipher not only what they meant, but there wasn’t any semblance of what any of it signified.

An extremely macabre and admittedly enchanting discovery was also made down in the darkness and crypt-like halls.

It was some sort of tomb or burial vault.

It contained rows and rows of actual mummies, each one left in its own separate and perhaps private hand-carved shelf.

Above the heads of the deceased, there were broken swords and pieces of copper cups.

While only some of the mummies were covered in clay, all of them were carefully wrapped in some sort of bark fabric.

On the lower shelves, there were much less decorative and considerably more crude cups, urns, and other hand-carved items.

The higher up on the shelves, the more fine and decorative the design was on these items.

Upon further examination of the mummies, it was found that there were no females or children.

Only the men, it seemed, were left there and honored in this way.

Mr. Kincaid made the assumption that perhaps this meant they had stumbled upon a sort of warriors’ barracks.

There were some parts of this underground masterpiece that were considered not only scary but dangerous.

And Kincaid even alluded that there was an overwhelming sense—had by all who went near it—of dread and/or impending doom.

He described it like this:

“There is one chamber of the passageway to which is not ventilated. And when we approached it, a deadly snaky smell struck us. Our light would not penetrate the gloom. Until stronger ones are available, we will not know what the chamber contains. Some say indeed snakes. But others pooh-pooh this idea and think it may contain a deadly gas or some sort of chemicals used by the ancients. No sounds are heard, but it smells snaky just the same. The whole underground installation gives one the shaky nerves, the creeps. The gloom is like a weight on one’s shoulders, and our flashlights and candles only seem to make the darkness around it grow blacker. Imagination can revel in conjectures and ungodly daydreams back through the ages that have elapsed till the mind reels dizzy in space.”

So what could have possibly been the reason for building what seems to be an almost complete civilization?

Possibly related to some sort of Tibetan religious practices, deep within the bowels of the United States’ most beloved tourist attraction.

There were quarters to sleep and others to eat, complete with a vast array of cooking utensils and crockery.

Mr. Kincaid even speculated that in its entirety, this underground city of sorts had not only enough space but the facilities too to comfortably house approximately fifty thousand people.

Of course, this is only one man’s estimation.

But even so, it has to make one wonder.

Is it possible there were people native to this particular region who inhabited the land long before life as we know it grew up around it?

Possibly even before most of the canyon was formed.

It’s almost impossible not to consider that the people who we consider the natives to this particular place, even to this day, descended from these people who, for whatever reason, lived underground in the area—perhaps to get away from the heat or the weather.

Another newspaper article speculated even further in stating that this could be proof that the Egyptians had in fact made their way all the way to the New World.

It reported about the discovery:

“This almost conclusively proves that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of Oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and from whence they came, will be solved. Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado, will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist.”

Quite a newspaper article.

Today, though, we are only left with speculation and rumor.

There were never any pictures taken, and there was also no one who was willing to back up Mr. Kincaid’s story about the underground and possibly lost city.

In this community, we should know by now that factual evidence isn’t always necessary when drawing a conclusion, especially when it’s something possibly supernatural, paranormal, or even otherworldly.

This leads us to the end of this video, where we beg the question: if this city truly existed, then who built it?

Why was it so far underground and seemingly hidden from anyone and everyone who came to explore the canyon in all the years before and even since?

Is it some sort of parallel universe thing where it existed for a little while—enough to be explored and discovered—only until the powers that be, or whoever they are, figured out we had found their secret and re-closed the portal for once and for all?

Was this a trip to an alternate dimension?

Was it truly proof of ancient Egyptian people traveling all the way to the New World and then, for some unknown reason, abandoning this glorious and majestic city they had built just beneath the earth’s surface?

Whatever the case, there is one more thing we must consider.

And given that we covered so many mysterious missing person cases and oftentimes bizarre disappearances—where did these people go?

They clearly left behind their warriors and even an idol to their god, laboriously made by bare hands with almost no real tools and definitely no technology to help.

These are only a few of the many questions that still to this day remain unanswered.

So what do you think, folks?

Is this the stuff of fiction and fantastical legend?

Or is there some truth to it?

Or is the whole thing real, and we are simply left just to scratch our heads?

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I look forward to your comments, but please keep it friendly and respectful.

Till we meet again, be good to yourselves and each other.

Stay safe out there.

As for me, I’ll see you a little farther on down the trail.

I’m Steve Stockton, and I’ll talk to you next time.