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You think of a lot of things, I think, as you're going through those moments.

I know that I bargained and I pleaded and I begged, you know, for him to be okay and that, you know, you make all these bargains with how you will change your life forever.

If he could just be just be okay when we get there.

On the evening of February 16, 2018, 20-year-old Ryan Stuga went to a silent disco with some of his friends in the resort town of Sunpeaks, British Columbia.

Later on, he and his friends went to a house party nearby. In the early morning hours of the 17th, Ryan was seen leaving this house party.

Everyone assumed he was heading home after a fun night. However, Ryan Stuga would never be seen or heard from again once he exited the party.

Extensive searches have been conducted for Ryan, but no trace of him has ever been found.

What happened to Ryan during his walk home in Sunpeaks remains a mystery.

I'm Marisa and from Wondery, this is episode 152 of The Vanished, Ryan Stuga's story.

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When we were young we were often asked, what do you want to do when you grow up?

Some people know the answer to that question from a very early age. And some of us simply don't.

There always appears to be so much pressure put into making such a huge decision at a relatively young age.

Whether it be career wise or another path. I personally was in my mid 20s when I got my first job as a paralegal.

I loved the work but there was always something else needing in the back of my mind.

A few years ago I decided to start a podcast focusing on missing persons cases with a strong desire to cover those who had little to no news coverage.

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