Missing
William Kelly Buntain
Buntain, approximately 2010
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/22/2010
Missing location (approx) :
Ramona, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/15/1961 (60)
Age at the time of disappearance: 48 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 300 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue t-shirt, green camouflAge at the time of disappearance: -print or khaki pants, slip-on shoes, a plain gold wedding band and a wristwatch.
Medical conditions : Buntain has several Medical conditions : , including diabetes. He is insulin-dependent and takes other medications as well. He left all his medicine behind. Buntain was also suffering from emotional problems at the time of his disappearance.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Buntain has a full beard and he wears eyeglasses. He has tattoos on his leg and both arms, and a scar on his upper right arm from tattoo removal.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Buntain left his Ramona, California home on March 22, 2010, telling his wife he was going out to get bottled water. At noon, he used his debit card to purchase a premixed alcoholic beverAge at the time of disappearance: in Ramona.
At 1:00 p.m., a San Diego, California worker saw Buntain in the upper parking lot at Lake Sunderland, near the Sunderland Dam. He was upset and crying at the time and told the employee his mother had died and he wished it had been him instead.
The employee told him the lake was closed to the public and he would have to leave. Buntain turned his car around. He has never been heard from again. His wife reported him missing the next day.
Buntain's mother is, in fact, still alive and living in Apple Valley, California. It's unclear why he said she was dead, but prior to his disappearance he had been experiencing severe emotional problems and may have been confused.
On March 27, Buntain's car, a silver and black 2009 Kia with handicapped California license plates, was found in a remote area two miles southeast of the Lake Sunderland boat launch and an extensive search of the area began.
Authorities found his eyeglasses and socks near the vehicle, as well as the bottle of alcohol he'd purchased. There was only a small amount left.
Investigators theorized that Buntain may have had a medical crisis because he had been drinking and was without his insulin shots and other medicines. The search found no tEthnicity : of him or his body, however. He left all his belongings behind. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
San Diego County Sheriff's Department
858-974-2143
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Fox 5 San Diego
The Ramona Sentinel
The East County Magazine
10 News
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