Missing
William Michael Ewasko
Ewasko, approximately 2010
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/24/2010
Missing location (approx) :
Riverside County, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/31/1944 (76)
Age at the time of disappearance: 65 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 165 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. White hair, green eyes. Ewasko's nickname is Bill.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ewasko was last seen in Riverside County, California on June 24, 2010. He was planning a solo hiking trip in Joshua Tree National Park that day, and had packed a lunch, water and some snacks for his trip. He was supposed to return to his vehicle and call his girlfriend at 5:00 p.m., but he never did. She reported him missing the next day shortly after noon.
Ewasko's rented white 2007 Chrysler Sebring with the California license plate number 6CVF834 was found at the park on Keys View Road. An extensive search turned up no sign of him. Temperatures at the park that week reached close to 100 degrees.
Ewasko lived with his girlfriend in Marietta, Georgia at the time of his disappearance. He is an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, and an experienced hiker who has visited Joshua Tree National Park on several previous occasions, and he was in good physical shape in 2010 with no medical problems.
He is presumed to have become lost or injured in the wilderness. His sons are attempting to have him declared legally dead.
Other information and links : ncy
Riverside County Sheriff's Office
760-836-1676
September 2021 updates and sources
Riverside County Sheriff's Office
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Desert Independent
Georgia Public Notice
The Marietta Daily Journal
Bill Ewasko Tribute
October 12, 2004. March 25, 2011; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
