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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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Caleigh, date, approximate 2012; Possibly Caleigh's pants
Date Missing 04/19/2012
Missing From
Rockport, Massachusetts
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/27/2009 (13)
Age 2 years old
Height and Weight 2'6 - 3'0, 31 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light pink shirt and bright pink capri pants.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Caleigh's nickname is Cal. She has freckles under her eyes and dimples.
Details of Disappearance Caleigh was last seen in Rockport, Massachusetts on April 19, 2012. She was playing on the beach with her four-year-old sister when their toy ball got away from them and went over a seawall. Their mother went to retrieve the ball and when she came back, Caleigh had disappeared. She has never been heard from again.
After Caleigh's disappearance, the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) opened a neglect investigation against her mother, because she had turned her back on her children when they were near the water.
Caleigh's parents were in the middle of a divorce in 2012, and shared custody of their daughters. Her father said he'd never worried about the children's safety with their mother. Caleigh's mother maintained she's a good parent who was only gone for a minute or two, and no criminal charges were filed against her.
A tattered pair of capri pants washed up on the shore of Good Harbor Beach, about a mile from where Caleigh was last seen, in November 2012. A photo of the pants is posted with this summary. They were consistent in appearance with the ones Caleigh had been wearing, and they were in her size, but it hasn't been proven that they were hers.
Authorities searched the area after the pants were found, but didn't find any other evidence.
Authorities don't believe Caleigh was abducted; they think she fell into the water and drowned. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of her or her remains, however, and her parents initially held out hope that she was alive. Caleigh's sister reported seeing a strange man on the beach and her parents thought he could have abducted Caleigh.
Her father has since concluded she drowned and was swept out to sea. Caleigh's body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
Rockport Police Department
978-546-1212
Other
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Fox News
CBS Boston
The Gloucester Times
The Newburyport News
LostNMissing
The Boston Globe

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.



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.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos