Daniel Landgrebe, who was believed to be in Montana after he was reported missing by his mother when she hadn’t heard from him in nearly two weeks, has turned up safe in Big Sky.

Daniel was said to be heading from Salt Lake City to the “Rainbow Family” gathering near Jackson in southwest Montana.

His mother Susanne says that that her son left home to travel and write a book; he didn’t bring a cellphone because he wanted to live “off the grid” during his travels, but did call home every three to five days.

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Susanne had been working with an investigator and Daniel’s photo made headlines across Montana and his hometown in Iowa in an effort to find him.

On Saturday afternoon, Susanne says that she finally received a phone call from Daniel.

Susanne said that Daniel “feels terrible” for causing such worry, and that he had given someone his mother’s phone number eight days ago and asked that person to call her and say that Daniel was OK; that person apparently never called.

When Daniel called his mother on Sunday, he promised to send her a cell phone picture immediately; he used the cell phone of a gas station attendant to take the above photo and sent it to her.

Susanne said, “When I heard Daniel’s voice at the other end, I was so overwhelmed! I asked him if he had any idea that the whole nation was looking for him and he said he didn’t. He asked people in the gas station, ‘Hey, have you guys heard of Daniel Landgrebe?’ They said , ‘Yes, he is missing.’ He said, ‘That is me!’ They all laughed in the gas station.”

Daniel told his mom that he would be checking in with her on a more frequent basis from now on

Teams of searchers spent Saturday combing through densely wooded areas searching for any sign of Kevin Glenn Bowman, a 33-year-old Conover man who has not been seen by his family for a week.

Bowman was reported missing on Tuesday. His family last saw him on June 30 when they met for dinner at the home of his sister, Julie Bolick, in Hickory. Bowman left around 9 p.m. He did not show up for work at Carroll Leather on Monday or Tuesday, and staff at the business contacted Bolick Tuesday morning to check on him, at which time Bolick reported him missing to police.

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Bowman’s car was found parked in front of his apartment on 3rd Street Place SW. The door to his apartment was locked. Police entered the apartment to find no sign of a struggle and Bowman’s belongings undisturbed.

Conover Police Chief Steven Brewer said the search concentrated on the area between Bowman’s apartment and Carroll Leather, which is less than two miles from the apartment. Densely wooded areas between the two sites were the focus of much of the search.

Brewer said there was no evidence to suggest foul play, but based on information collected, Bowman’s disappearance is highly unusual. “It’s very odd, him being the private person he was and a creature of habit, to lose contact with his family and work,” he said.

About 40 volunteers and five tracking dogs working with Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons searched for traces of Bowman. Advance crews scouted the area Friday before the full search on Saturday.

Monica Caison, CUE’s founder and executive director, said the search was about eliminating spaces where there was reason to think Bowman might be found. Teams were looking for items including glasses, a watch or articles of clothing.

Bowman’s parents, Grady and Judy Bowman, and Bolick were at the search command post at Conover’s Public Works Department. Teams scoured over maps of the search area to make the entire area was examined.

The Bowmans described their son as a quiet and private person. The family meets for dinner together every Wednesday and Sunday, and Grady Bowman said they usually talk on the phone a couple times a week.

“He’s just your average Joe,” Bolick said of her brother.

Judy Bowman thanked the community for an outpouring of donations, support and prayer, and asked that members of the community continue to keep her son in their prayers. “You say ‘This couldn’t be happening—not to me, not to my family.’ But it does,” she said.

Kevin Bowman is a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information about Bowman is asked to contact the Conover Police Department at 828-464-4698 or CUE at 910-343-1131 or 910-232-1687.

Clarence Holmes recorded iphone video on July 5th of 2012, as a storm was about to rock Laurel Lake. Later that night, he was reported missing.

“He was last seen at 3:45. His boat was seen at 5, but it was not reported until 9 that night,” said Dena Newcomb, Holmes’ aunt.

Local search and rescue officials say since then they’ve exhausted all avenues and options in hopes of finding Holmes.

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His family has contacted underwater expects known around the world. They say they’ve even spoken to the man who helped find the Titanic for advice.

“But he put me in touch with some guys who run sonar along the tops…I know that is costly,” said Newcomb.

The problem is that Laurel Lake drops more than 200 feet at its deepest.

“But the trees, no one can rule out the underwater forest of trees that was never removed before they let people swim on this lake,” said Newcomb.

No answers, but only the hope that one day they will discover what happened and end the daily pain they are feeling.

“Imagine losing someone in a car wreck every day. The same person, that is what it is like,” said Newcomb.

The missing person case is under investigation by the US forest Service and Laurel sheriff’s office.

Santa Barbara County officials are working to identify a body found in in a car registered to a person who was reported missing in March 2012.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Kelly Hoover says the body was discovered Thursday, after a county helicopter crew spotted the car in a ravine 300 feet below a cliff on Painted Cave Road.

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The white Chevrolet pickup was in an area of thick brush and officials say they haven’t determined yet if there are any other occupants in the vehicle.

Officials say it may take several weeks to positively identify the decedent.