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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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Matthew Kirby Gale Jr.
Gale, date, approximate 2008; Anthony John Harrow
Date Missing 03/15/2008
Missing From
Marin County, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/11/1939 (82)
Age 68 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 210 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Green and white 31-foot sailboat called the Daisy (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. White hair, brown eyes. Gale is primarily known by his middle name, Kirby.
Details of Disappearance Gale was last seen in Marin County, California on March 15, 2008. He and another man, Anthony John Harrow, sailed out of the Richardson Bay Marina in Gale's green and white 31-foot sailboat, the Daisy, for a sailing race with three dozen other boats. A photograph of Harrow is posted with this summary.
The race was from the Golden Gate Yacht Club to a buoy twelve miles offshore. Gale and Harrow left at 9:00 a.m. and were last seen at 1:00 p.m. By this time, they'd fallen behind most of the other boats. They never returned to shore. Gale's car, containing an old boat radio and sea charts, was found in the marina parking lot.
Sailing conditions that day were challenging, with 12- to 16-foot swells and 30-mile-per-hour winds. The Coast Guard had issued a small craft advisory, but the warning didn't apply to Gale's fairly large boat. The vessel had recently undergone upgrades, but it had only minimal safety equipment on board.
Gale's family reported him missing six hours after he was last seen. The Coast Guard launched an extensive search for the missing men and their boat. They found large pieces of sunken wreckage from the Daisy outside the Golden Gate on March 16.
That same day, Harrow's body, wearing a life vest, washed ashore at Moss Beach in San Mateo County. Gale's remains have never been located, and the Coast Guard was unable to determine what caused the Daisy to sink.
Gale graduated from Princeton University and Columbia Medical School, and had a successful career as a neurologist for 35 years before his retirement. Besides sailing, his hobbies include mountain climbing, skiing, swimming, international travel, reading and listening to classical music.
He is presumed lost at sea. His family held a memorial service for him on March 30, fifteen days after he disappeared.
Investigating Agency
Marin County Sheriff's Department
415-499-7238
Other
California Attorney General's Office
KGO ABC 7
The San Francisco Chronicle
Princeton University Class of 1961
The Cleveland Examiner
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