In 2018, A Film Producer Working On The Set Of A Discovery Channel Show Mysteriously Vanished And Has Been Gone Ever Since

Katharina Buczek |

Aug 20, 2022

In October of 2018, twenty-six-year-old Terrence Woods, Jr. was one of the producers of the Discovery channel’s reality television series “Gold Rush.”

That month, he was on set in Orogrande, Idaho, working with a British film crew to document an abandoned gold mine, known as Penman Mine, near Idaho County.

But, while filming in the region– which is home to over eight thousand and five hundred square miles of mountainous terrain– Terrence suspiciously vanished.

Unfortunately, though, precisely what happened that fall day of October 5 still remains very unclear.

His father, Terrence Woods, Sr., created a GoFundMe campaign to share his understanding of what transpired and raise awareness about his son’s cold case.

“Up until this day, all I have received is several different stories,” Mr. Woods began.

According to some film crew members, Terrence began the day with a severe anxiety attack. Then, throughout the afternoon, his mental state was said to be irrational.

Terrence apparently even tried to grab a filming drone out of the sky with his own bare hands– to which other film crew members had to make him stop and tell him, “it could cut your fingers off.”

GoFundMe; pictured above is Terrence

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“But, not at any time did anyone call professional medical assistance for him,” Mr. Woods noted.

Then, Terrence’s coworkers claimed that at about 5:30 p.m., he removed his radio, ran down a steep cliff, and disappeared into the forest.

An associate producer on the show, even alleged that Terrence was running faster than he had ever seen anyone run before.

A little over an hour later, he was reported missing to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office– which launched an air and land search party the following day.

Nonetheless, the extensive search– which ended up lasting seven days– surprisingly uncovered no answers.

It has now been nearly four years since Terrence seemingly vanished into thin air, but his father is still hopeful that answers will soon come to light.

Terrence’s father has also created an Instagram account, @FindTerrenceWoods, in hopes of raising awareness about the film crew’s role in the mysterious disappearance.

“This is Terrence’s bedroom,” Mr. Woods said in an Instagram post along with a photo of Terrence’s bedroom.

“Everything is just the way he left it three years ago. How I wish I could just pop my head around the door and see my son’s face just one last time.”

“Tell him how much I love him, how much I am proud of him, and what an honour it is to be his parent. Since he’s been gone, nothing has been moved.”

“His space has been left untouched. We don’t have the heart to behave as if he isn’t coming back like the rest of the world. T, I know someday you will be back in this room again. We are devastated.”

Instagram; pictured above is the photo of Terrence’s bedroom that his father shared

So far, Terrence’s story has been featured by Deadline, Vice, and on the Dr. Phil show.

To view the Instagram account, you can visit the link here. Or, you can visit Terrence’s GoFundMe campaign to donate to his search or remain updated on any case developments.

And if you have any information regarding his disappearance, you are encouraged to contact the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office at (208) 983-1100.