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Without a trace...
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Rodney Granroth was likely wearing a green-and-yellow jacket, long-sleeve turtleneck shirt, Sorel boots, an orange vest, and an orange hat, and carrying his rifle and extra ammunition, when he disappeared on November 17, 2016 |
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Rodney Robert Granroth; male; age 71; white; 5'8"; 170 lbs; gray hair; blue eyes |
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The Granroth search area |
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The Feed Mill Cafe in Tapiola, Michigan |
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Kurt's Korner Store in Tapiola, Michigan |
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Rodney Robert Granroth, age 71, of Point Mills Location in Hancock, Michigan, went missing while deer hunting near the Granroth Family Homestead north of Tapiola, Michigan — in Houghton County’s Portage Township, near Tapiola Road & Kallungi Road — on November 17, 2016.
Despite extensive search-and-rescue operations by the following agencies and volunteers, Rodney's whereabouts remains a mystery:
- Houghton County Sheriff's Office
- Superior Search and Rescue
- Baraga County Search and Rescue
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Department of State Police
- Otter Lake Fire Department
- L'Anse Fire Department
- Baraga Fire Department
- Adams Township Fire Department
- Dollar Bay Fire Department
- Chassell Fire Department
- Quincy Fire Department
- American Red Cross
- Salvation Army
- Civil Air Patrol
- US Coast Guard
- Laird Township Fire Department
- Baraga Tribal Police K-9
- Cheri Laux (horseback)
- Pelkie Mennonite Church
- Marine Corps League (MCL), Keweenaw Detachment #1016, South Range, Michigan
- K-9 One Search and Rescue
- Southern Michigan Search and Response Team
- Maple Lane Bloodhounds
- Numerous community volunteers
- Alpina County Search and Rescue
- Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR)
Special thanks goes out to the Feed Mill Cafe (meals and warming facility) and Kurt's Korner Store (nightly radio spots, bottled water, pizza, cups, napkins, and supplies) in Tapiola, Michigan; the Pelkie Mennonite Church (food) in Pelkie, Michigan; and Econo Foods (bottled water) in Houghton, Michigan for their stalwart support of the Granroth SAR effort.
And last, but not least, a big Thank You! to all who supported the Granroth SAR effort monetarily.
Thank You!
If you know something about Rodney's disappearance, please say something, today!
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Missing Person Database
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National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice |
The Granroth missing-person case is listed in the U.S. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database.
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$1,000 Reward For Tips
The Houghton County Sheriff's Office in Houghton, Michigan is offering up to a $1,000 reward — underwritten by Michigan Backcountry Search & Rescue — for tips leading to an arrest & conviction if foul play is involved in Rodney Granroth’s disappearance.
Report a tip to the Houghton County Sheriff's Office
Report a tip anonymously via Crime Stoppers USA
- Phone: 1.800.222.8477
- Internet: Web Tips
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Operational Cartography
Geo-Magnetic Compass beta for Granroth field operations
USGS quadrangle list for Granroth field operations
- 1:24,000 USGS Pine Lake, Michigan (1982) Quadrangle
- 1:24,000 USGS Otter Lake, Michigan (1982) Quadrangle
USGS 1:24,000 Granroth Search Area Quadrangle
Google Granroth Search Area Satellite Imagery
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Thank you for taking the time to visit Rodney Granroth's Investigative Web site.
If you know something about Rodney's disappearance, please say something, today!
Investigative Web site design and hosting, and graphics donated courtesy of Michael Neiger—Lead Investigator with Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR) www.MibSAR.com.
MibSAR is a small, Long Range Special Operations Group (LRSOG) based in Marquette, Michigan whose search-and-recovery operators are dedicated to investigating select unsolved missing-person cases and homicide cold cases in the remote bush between the Great Lakes in northern Michigan, USA, and the Arctic Ocean’s Lower Hudson Bay in Ontario, Canada.
An independent investigator, Michael Neiger is a member in good standing of the following professional organizations:
- National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
- International Society of Professional Trackers (ISPT)
- International Association of Cold Case Investigators (IACCI)
- International Crime Scene Investigation Association (ICSIA)
- International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA)
All of Michael Neiger's searches, investigations, work products, and other services are provided free of charge to victims, their families and advocates, and agencies of jurisdiction.
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