Missing
Loren James Ruden
Ruden, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/09/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Oceanside, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/30/1960 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 52 years old
Height / Weight : 6'2, 175 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ruden was last seen in Oceanside, California on September 9, 2013. He went out for a ride on his 21-foot long striper fishing boat, The Lucky Dog, with his four-year-old mixed-breed dog, Sadie, at 11:30 p.m. He never returned to shore and he has never been heard from again.
At 5:00 p.m., a man rescued Sadie, who was found swimming near an Oceanside jetty. The dog had an address and phone number on its collar. The man tried calling the number, and when it went straight to voicemail, he drove to the address and found Ruden's wife, who then realized something must have happened to her husband.
At 6:30 a.m. the next day, Ruden's boat was found circling, with its engine running, in a circle ten miles off the coast of La Jolla, California. There were no indications of distress or foul play, and a life jacket was Missing location (approx) : the boat, leading investigators to believe Ruden was wearing it when he disappeared. Sadie normally also wore a life jacket on boating trips.
An extensive 48-hour search, covering 600 square miles between La Jolla and San Mateo, California, turned up no indication of Ruden's whereabouts, but he is presumed lost at sea.
Other information and links : ncy
Oceanside Police Department
760-435-4944
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
Fox 5 San Diego
Legacy Obituaries
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Facebook pageheader for Loren Ruden
The Morning Call
October 12, 2004. August 21, 2019; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
