Case file · High strangeness
The Death Valley Germans
In July 1996 four German tourists, two adults and two boys, disappeared in Death Valley. Their minivan was found three months later with flat tyres in a remote wash.
1996 CE · 35.96, -117.08 · status: explained
The account
In November 2009 two volunteer searchers found the adults' remains, which showed they had walked off in extreme heat. The boys have not been found.