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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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Michael David McChesney
McChesney, date, approximate 2021
Date Missing 01/31/2021
Missing From
San Francisco, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/22/1980 (41)
Age 40 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black and blue windbreaker, a black t-shirt, black pants and black boots.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. McChesney is missing a top front tooth. He had sideburns at the time of his disappearance, and usually wore his hair in a ponytail.
Details of Disappearance McChesney left his residence in Cupertino, California at 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2021. His family was moving out of the home and he was upset about it. His mother reported him missing at midnight after he didn't return home.
Patrol officers on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California made contact with McChesney twice on February 1, and were able to identify him by name. At 3:05 a.m., officers noted a pedestrian matching his description walking on the bridge's east sidewalk. He climed over the southeast gate for the east sidewalk and walked north, out of view. He did not come off the bridge on the other side and may have jumped.
There has been no indication of McChesney's whereabouts since he was seen on the Golden Gate Bridge. He may have taken his own life.
Investigating Agency
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department
408-808-4720
Other
California Attorney General's Office
NamUs
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.
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