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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Arend Jacobus Van Der Hoven
Van Der Hoven, date, approximate 2012
Date Missing 07/08/2012
Missing From
Marathon, Florida
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/29/1962 (60)
Age 50 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 150 - 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A green shirt, dark green cargo pants and sandals.
Associated Vehicle(s) 21-foot center console boat (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Van Der Hoven's nickname is Arnie. He speaks with a South African accent.
Details of Disappearance Van Der Hoven was last seen in Marathon, Florida on July 8, 2012. He left the Blackfin Marina at 8:00 a.m., driving his 21-foot center console boat. He was supposed to return by 2:00 p.m., but never did and has never been heard from again.
When Van Der Hoven didn't arrive back at the marina as scheduled, a search was launched. A Coast Guard aircraft found his boat stranded about a mile south of Duck Key, Florida. There was no sign of Van Der Hoven at the scene and an extensive search of the ocean turned up nothing. He lived in Sarasota, Florida at the time of his disappearance. He is presumed lost at sea.
Investigating Agency
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
305-293-7475
Other
NamUs
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
United States Coast Guard News
Florida Keys Missing and Unsolved
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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos