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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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Olief Edmonds Nash
Nash, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 09/19/2004
Missing From
Dixie County, Florida
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/05/1925 (97)
Age 79 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 200 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Rowboat
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair. Nash's nickname is Ollie. Some agencies refer to her as Olief Hutchinson.
Details of Disappearance Nash was last seen in Dixie County, Florida on September 19, 2004. She and her sister, Ivy Hutchinson, went out on a camping trip; Nash owned a shack on Butler Island, three miles off the coast of Horseshoe Beach. The route to the island is through shallow water, and if their boat had capsized they could have waded most of the way to shore, with occasional short swims.
Nash is a very experienced camper with excellent outdoor skills. Her family stated she often took a chainsaw and a shotgun on her camping trips, and that she was capable of catching her own food if she ran out. Hutchinson is also described as hardy and capable, although she did not spend as much time on Butler Island as her sister. They took camping gear with them on their rowboat, but no boat safety gear.
The women apparently spent the night on Butler Island and were due back the next day, September 20. They were reported overdue back on the mainland at 6:30 a.m. on September 21, and a search was launched. No sign of them was ever found, however.
At the time Nash and Hutchinson disappeared, Hurricane Ivan was out in the Gulf of Mexico. A fisherman who saw them urged them to reconsider their trip, but they refused. It's possible the sisters were driven east into the deep water by strong winds. They are presumed to have perished.
Investigating Agency
Dixie County Sheriff's Office
352-498-1231
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Tampa Bay Times

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