659: The National Park Service FAILED Paul Fugate | The Dark Swamp Ep 659
The Dark Swamp: Horror Stories
The Dark Swamp: Horror Stories
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🗓️ 6 October 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Paul was last seen wearing his official uniform, complete with the NPS Trademark logo, a gold-colored badge over his heart, Red Wing hiking boots, and a green jacket. Paul would not return to his scheduled post; over 42 years later, he is still missing.
This is the longest-running missing person case in Arizona state history. It is the oldest open case for a missing staff member in National Park Service History, and - at the time of this upload- Paul remains the only Park Service ranger ever to go missing and stay unaccounted for. To help further the search for Paul Fugate, you can donate directly to the family via their gofundme. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-find-paul-fugate-and-bring-him-home
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys, swamped while we're back here with another video and yes, I'm gonna |
| 0:15.3 | be on camera again, so hopefully you guys enjoy it and it's not gonna be too weird. |
| 0:21.2 | Today is gonna be an interesting case, today we're covering the case of Paul Fugate, a |
| 0:25.0 | missing park ranger. |
| 0:26.6 | Fugate was a park ranger for the Chiracawa National Monument Park in Arizona, when he suddenly |
| 0:32.9 | went missing on January 13th of 1980. |
| 0:35.9 | Paul reportedly told a seasonal aid that he was going to take a hike, then went off |
| 0:39.8 | in the direction of a trail he normally would take. |
| 0:42.2 | Paul was last seen wearing an official national park service outfit with an NPS logo, however, |
| 0:49.3 | unfortunately Paul would never return to his schedule post, and over 42 years later |
| 0:54.8 | he is still missing. |
| 0:56.4 | This is the longest running, missing persons case in the state of Arizona. |
| 1:01.1 | It is also the oldest open cold case for a staff member of the NPS in absolutely all |
| 1:07.0 | of its history. |
| 1:08.1 | And at the time of recording this video, Paul remains to be the only national park service |
| 1:12.7 | worker to go missing and never be accounted for again. |
| 1:15.8 | Before we continue into the story of Paul Fugate, be sure to slap that like button like |
| 1:20.2 | Ian just slapped my behind over the past few days and be sure to subscribe if you're |
| 1:24.7 | new as I upload new videos like this almost every single day and on things natural and |
| 1:28.7 | super natural. |
| 1:29.7 | Now let's jump into the sad and tragic story of Paul Fugate. |
| 1:34.9 | CHAPTER 1 |
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