Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Mark Linstead Myhre
Myhre, date, approximate 2012; Myhre's boat, the Galilean
Date Missing 12/25/2012
Missing From
Monroe County, Florida
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/07/1951 (70)
Age 61 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 150 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Blue and white boat called the Galilean (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Myhre wears eyeglasses with round frames.
Details of Disappearance Myhre was last seen in Monroe County, Florida on December 25, 2012. He spoke to his son on Christmas Day as he was sailing off the Middle Keys on his new boat, the Galilean. He had just purchased the vessel in Fort Myers, Florida and was sailing to Key West and up the Florida Keys on a solo cruise. He planned to sail in the Caribbean Sea and to the Panama Canal.
Myhre has never been heard from again. On January 2, a week later, the Galilean was found beached on the ocean side of Elliott Key near Biscayne National Park, just south of Miami, Florida.
A photo of the Galilean as it was found it posted with this summary. There was no sign of foul play and no damage to the boat, and no evidence that anyone left the boat after it beached. The vessel's lines in the water had no signs of algae growth, indicating it hadn't been there for very long.
An extensive search turned up no indication of Myhre's whereabouts. He lived in Bay City, Wisconsin at the time of his disappearance. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
305-293-7407
Miami Coast Guard
305-415-6800
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
RiverTowns
NBC Miami
The St. Paul Pioneer Press
CBS Miami
NamUs
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Photos
