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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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Melvin George Heaps
Heaps, date, approximate 2017
Date Missing 07/31/2017
Missing From
Summit County, Utah
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/12/1943 (79)
Age 74 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'10, 175 - 185 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved red or rust-colored shirt with beige stripes (size 15.5/32 or 16/32, possibly Van Heusen brand); blue jeans with a zippered fly (size 38/30, possibly Wrangler or Faded Glory brand), clip-on elastic suspenders, a one-piece Mormon temple undergarment, brown hiking boots (size 9.5 or 10), thick multicolored socks, an analog wristwatch with a brown leather band, possibly a straw hat with a brown band. A photo of Heaps wearing the hat is posted with this summary. He was carrying a white handkerchief, a brown leather wallet, a Toyota car key and key fob, and chapstick.
Medical Conditions Heaps is deaf in his left ear, and hearing-impaired in his right ear. He wears a hearing aid in his right ear.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Heaps has an indentation-type surgical scar behind his left ear. He wears prescription eyeglasses with gunmetal-gray wire frames, auto-tint lenses, and clip-on sunglasses.
Details of Disappearance Heaps was last seen while on a day hike in the Crystal Lake area of theWasatch National Forest in Summit County, Utah on July 31, 2017. His family stated he had gone hiking many times in the area over the years. He never returned from his day hike and his vehicle was later found at the Crystal Lake trailhead.
An extensive search turned up no sign of Heaps; his hearing impairment would have made it difficult or impossible for him to hear the search crews. He is presumed to have become lost in the wilderness.
Investigating Agency
Summit County Sheriff's Office
435-615-3610
Other
Utah Department of Public Safety
NamUs
The Salt Lake Tribune
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