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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.



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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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Guma Leandro Aguiar
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Aguiar, date, approximate 2012
Date Missing 06/19/2012
Missing From
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 05/31/1977 (45)
Age 35 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 200 pounds
Medical Conditions Aguiar has a history of mental illness; he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, had multiple psychotic episodes and was hospitalized several times for his mental illness. He needs medication.
Associated Vehicle(s) 30-foot Jupiter center-console boat called the T.T. Zion (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Aguiar is of Brazilian descent.
Details of Disappearance Aguiar was last seen in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at sunset on June 19, 2012. Home surveillance video showed him leaving his private dock on southeast Tenth Street alone aboard his 30-foot Jupiter center-console boat, the T.T. Zion; a neighbor saw the boat speeding and leaving a large wake in the canals.
Aguiar passed through Port Everglades in four- and five-foot swells, jumping waves and moving quickly. No one was apparently following him. Boating conditions that night were bad with thunderstorms in the area and 20-mile-per-hour winds, and there was a small craft advisory in effect.
Aguiar traveled north along the coast of Fort Lauderdale and, about four miles offshore, began having trouble steering. The tie road that enabled his boat's twin outboard engines to work together was broken. According to data retrieved later from the GPS and engines, the T.T. Zion sped up and slowed down several times while its starboard engine was out of control, and both engines suddenly stopped running at 7:54 p.m.
About six hours later, the unoccupied boat washed ashore on the beach near the Elbo Room bar. The navigation lights were on, the keys were in the ignition and the throttle controls were in the forward position, but the engines weren't operating. Aguiar's wallet, cellular phone and some clothes were aboard.
A two-day search by the Coast Guard, covering an area the size of Rhode Island, turned up no sign of Aguiar. If he accidentally fell overboard, his body was probably pulled north by the ocean current while the easterly winds pushed the boat towards the coastline.
Aguiar was born in Brazil and moved to Florida as a young child. He and his wife had four children. He left behind a $100 million estate; he had made a fortune in oil and gas. He was a practicing Jew with a Jewish mother and a Christian father, and split his time living between the United States and Israel.
He was declared ly dead in January 2015 at the request of his wife and mother-in-law; the petition said his death was an accidental drowning. His body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
954-828-5700
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Palm Beach Post
The Broward Palm Beach New Times
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Daily Mail

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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.



Missing Person Photos

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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