Missing Since: 1980-05-24 Location: None, Idaho
Rex disappeared with his father, Larry Hill, and two others, Laddie Schiess and Laddie’s daughter, Toni Schiess, from Bonneville County, Idaho on May 24, 1980. They were on a fourteen-foot aluminum boat out on the Palisades Reservoir with four other people when the boat capsized about one hundred yards from shore, just south of Big Elk Creek. The water was 120 feet deep, the weather was bad and the surface water temperature was 51 degrees. Four of the passengers were rescued, but Rex, Larry, Laddie and Toni disappeared and could not be found despite extensive search efforts. They are presumed drowned. Investigating Agency Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office 208-529-1200 Source Information NamUs Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation The Rapid City Journal The Missoulian Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated June 29, 2018; casefile added.