Mystery at Little River Canyon; Yvonne Wood Covington remains missing

It’s been more than 8 months, and despite aerial and ground searches by various law enforcement entities, North Alabama Search Dog Association, the Southeastern Search Dogs K-9 Search & Rescue, and Fischer Rescue Squad – a non-profit entity out of Fort Payne, AL. – no trace of Yvonne Wood Covington has been uncovered.

As of the publishing date, a Facebook Group could not be found begging any variant of the question, “Where is Yvonne Wood Covington?”


Here’s what we know:

The Covingtons live in Centre, AL.

Yvonne Covington worked at The Children’s Place in Fort Payne.

Covington was visiting her son in Fort Payne and left his home on Saturday, December 26, 2020.

The son’s vehicle, which she was driving, was found that same night by the National Park Service, on the Cherokee County side of the bridge on Alabama Highway 35, at the Little River Falls parking lot.

Quazzi Covington said she wanted to go stay with her son at his home in Fort Payne for a while.

Quazzi Covington said there had been concerns that his wife might harm herself, and she was hospitalized for five days at Gadsden Regional Medical Center, prior to going missing.

Quazzi Covington said she asked her son on Dec. 26 to borrow his car, and left his home.

The son later called Quazzi Covington and asked if he’d seen her, because she hadn’t returned.

Authorities and family members have contacted a Texas search group about joining in the effort to find her.


The search must continue for those who may be experiencing suicidal ideation; if you – or someone you know – are experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

As no new leads or information has been posted on this case in the public domain in more than 6 months, Missing NPF will list this case in our Cold Case files and continue to monitor public reporting for developments.

Anyone with information about Yvonne Covington’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Fort Payne Police Department at 256-845-1414.

Twitter
LinkedIn
Pinterest
WhatsApp
Email
Telegram

Social Media Comments

Not on Facebook but want to comment? Click here.

Leave a comment on both Facebook and Missing NPF by clicking here.

  • No comments yet.
  • Add a comment
    Joss Leal

    Joss Leal

    Joss Leal is an outdoor enthusiast, Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate student with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Business. Joss founded Missing NPF in October 2020, and maintains the Missing NPF database alongside a team of 3 dedicated ‘seekers’.

    About Missing NPF

    There is currently no centralized database for those who have gone missing in National Parks and/or Forests at the federal level.

    We have established this listing in an effort to provide a holistic measure of assistance, both to inform future search efforts and to establish an assistive resource for those who are currently living with the loss of a loved one. 

    Missing NPF supports the call for federal agencies to establish, maintain, and share a full listing of those missing in U.S. National Parks and Forests. Meanwhile, we have established our own, and seek your collaboration in providing a meaningfully-detailed source by which to expand public knowledge, identify trends, and empower future search efforts. Join us on this mission.