Missing
Michael Henley Ballard
Ballard, approximately 2017
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/13/2017
Missing location (approx) :
Gloucester, Virginia
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 58 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 170 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A tan shirt, khaki pants, brown boots and a green and tan John Deere hat.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Ballard had a mustache and goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ballard was last seen in Gloucester, Virginia on the morning of February 13, 2017. He left home to go to the Gloucester Point Boat Ramp so he could paddle his twelve-foot forest-green sit-in kayak. He was supposed to be back by evening, but never returned and has never been heard from again. His wife reported him missing at 10:55 a.m. the next day.
Authorities subsequently found Ballard's vehicle parked at the boat ramp, without his kayak. An extensive search of the York River turned up no sign of him. He is presumed to have drowned.
Other information and links : ncy
Gloucester County Sheriff's Office
804-693-3890
September 2021 updates and sources
Virginia State Police
WAVY 10
WTKR 3
October 12, 2004. February 26, 2018; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
