Mystery of woman who disappeared without a trace after hiking partner turned their back for 45 seconds

Montana woman Barbara Bolick’s case remains unsolved

The mysterious case of a Montana woman’s disappearance 17 years ago remains unsolved, and people are perplexed by her case.

On July 18, 2007, Barbara Bolick was out hiking in Montana near the Bear Creek Overlook outside Victor and disappeared after her hiking partner looked away for just 45 seconds.

Even now, officials have no leads as to what happened to her that day.

Last year, law enforcement sent out a new post asking for anything people may know about what transpired, to piece together the events the led up to her vanishing without a trace.

Bolick’s hiking partner was Jim Ramaker, who claims that she was there one moment, and gone the next.

Barbara Bolick disappeared without a trace (Missoula County Sheriff's Office)
Barbara Bolick disappeared without a trace (Missoula County Sheriff’s Office)

Jim was the last person to ever see her alive, and although that seems fishy to some, police believe he had no connection with her disappearance.

According to Ramaker, he would turn his back on her for just 45 seconds, and when he looked back, he realized that she had quietly vanished, never to be seen again.

News historian and former NBC Montana news director Jim Harmon retold the case, explaining: “They were only a short distance apart. Yet in a few seconds, he looks back and she’s not there.

“It’s just amazing to me. How in the world did that happen? How could she not just have been a short distance down the hill? It’s absolutely a mystery.”

As of now, Bolick would be 72 years old.

According to reports, she was last seen wearing a pastel-colored shirt, tan shorts and a black backpack.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich told NBC Montana that the search was costly, but they are continuing their efforts to find the missing woman.

He said: “You can imagine the apparatus that is involved when someone disappears. It’s not only local and state authorities. We also have search and rescue involved with some of these volunteer organizations.She has never been seen since (Missoula County Sheriff's Office)

She has never been seen since (Missoula County Sheriff’s Office)

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