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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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Ctormy Braaden Lawrence Taylor
Taylor, date, approximate 2014; Taylor's tattoo
Date Missing 05/26/2014
Missing From
Grand Junction, Colorado
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 23 years old
Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'9, 130 - 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Black basketball shorts with a silver stripe on each leg.
Associated Vehicle(s) Raft (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Taylor may have a short beard and goatee. He has a tattoo of gears on his upper right arm; a photo of it posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Taylor was last seen rafting with his girlfriend and a friend on the Colorado River in Grand Junction, Colorado at 8:30 p.m. on May 26, 2014. Their raft wasn't safe for the water conditions; it was meant to be used in shallow water, and no one was wearing a life jacket.
They got in an accident at the 5th Street bridge, when the raft hit a bridge piling and capsized. Taylor's two friends were able to swim to shore, but he disappeared. He was last seen just past the junction of the the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers.
In June 2014, Taylor's cellular phone was found in the Onion Beach area near Moab, Utah. There hasn't been any other indication of his whereabouts, but he is presumed drowned.
Investigating Agency
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
970-244-3500
Other
NamUs
KKCO 11 News
Westword
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
