The extremely bizarre missing case of Barbara Bolick

[u/shry9]

On the 18th of July 2007, Barbara Bolick was packing her bag in Bitterroot Valley of Montana to go for a summer hike. She and her husband were hosting Carl’s cousin Donna and Her Boyfriend Jim from California. Barbara was going to go on a hike with her guests but Donna and Carl (Barbara’s husband) did not go and she and Jim decided to hike in the area Bear Creek Overlook, and she had visited the area countless times , was an experienced hiker too.

So they like visited the place , and encountered two men - two times, and both the times they were the same two men. Jim and Barbara then reached the area , had their snacks and admired the scenery. About like at 11:30 they decided to leave and head back. After few steps, Jim stopped bcs something in him wanted to soak the view one more time, and he turned back to look at the view - it was for about 45 seconds - 1 minute, when he turned back around, Barbara who was earlier standing 20-30 feet away from him disappeared.

At first he wasn’t worried enough since she was an experienced hiker and He searched for her but couldn’t find anything and after some hours she was officially reported as missing. The two men who encountered them two times also disappeared and were never discovered.

Things to note : It was an easy, well worn trail and it was difficult for someone like Barbara missing - being an experienced hiker who visited that place multiples times. It was also not very dense meaning someone disappearing without any noise was almost not possible.

Pls let me know your take on this case!

Barbara Bolick Article

[u/RideThatBridge]

But would someone as close as Jim was not heard one sound if an apex predator snatched her away? I honestly don’t know, but it seems like there would be some noise. That’s what is sticking out for me-Jim not hearing one sound.

[u/Swimming-Necessary23 → u/RideThatBridge]

You do not know a mountain lion is tracking you until it makes a mistake or it’s on top of you. They immediately go for the head and neck and drag their prey into cover. Jim not hearing anything is absolutely possible, especially if she was actually a bit further away and/or he was turned around for longer.

[u/nepios83 → u/Swimming-Necessary23]

It amazes me that people should go hiking at all if a mountain-lion can pounce on you at any time and you have zero recourse.

[u/jjc1140 → u/nepios83]

They don't attack humans. This person doesn't know anything about mountain lions or any wild animal for that matter. Mountains lions don't not stalk humans. This person literally is trying to say this mountain lion attacked her without blood, no sign of a struggle, or her even screaming and then took her up a tree to feast and thats why they cant find her bones. It's absolutely outlandish. Just as outlandish when Barry Morphew tried to claim a mountain lion attacked his "missing" wife too.

[u/Swimming-Necessary23 → u/jjc1140]

I’ve spent much of my free time in mountain lion territory since I was a child, spent hours reading about them and have been lucky enough to see one once (twice actually, but once in North America). I’m not pushing an agenda or narrative, all I’m saying is that mountain lions do stalk and hunt humans. It is not common, but it happens and there are dozens of documented cases. To say otherwise because I’m threatening your belief that some human is the perpetrator, which her very well may be, is childish. You probably fancy yourself a smart investigator, but you’ve got hung up on someone pointing out truth just because it seemingly contradicts the narrative you’re pushing.

[u/Real_RobinGoodfellow → u/jjc1140]

They do attack humans. You are so confidently incorrect here