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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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Sofia Michelle McKenna
McKenna, date, approximate 2018; Some of McKenna's tattoos
Date Missing 05/27/2018
Missing From
Groton, Connecticut
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/03/1996 (26)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray sweatshirt.
Associated Vehicle(s) 14-foot sailboat with no mast (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. McKenna's nicknames are FeeFee, Fia and Soff. She has the following tattoos: the phrase "Thy world is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path" on the side of her left foot, the phrase "Searching for the thrill of it" on her ankle, a crescent moon on the left side of her waist, cherry blossoms and a butterfly on the back of her right shoulder, and the zodiac sign for Cancer behind her ear. Her ears are pierced. Photos of some of McKenna's tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance McKenna was last seen in Groton, Connecticut on May 27, 2018. She went out on the ocean near Avery Point with a friend, Spencer Mugford, at 2:00 a.m. At first authorities thought they'd taken a kayak or paddleboard, but they were later determined to be on a fourteen-foot sailboat with no mast. They posted on social media while they were on the water.
That night, a Coast Guard boat crew found Mugford's shirt at Ledge Light. The evening of May 28, the sailboat found on Truman's Beach near Orient Point on Long Island. On June 8, Mugford's body was found in Long Island Sound off Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
McKenna's body has never been located.
Investigating Agency
Connecticut State Police
860-848-6500
Other
NamUs
WFSB 3
The Day
Facebook Page for Sofia McKenna
NBC Connecticut
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