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Missing Nicholas Howard Buttle 
Buttle, approximately 2001 Date reported missing : 12/07/2001 Missing location (approx) : Los Angeles County, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 04/05/1946 (75) Age at the time of disappearance: 55 years old Height / Weight : 5'9, 160 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A t-shirt or a blue tank top, black shorts and no life vest. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Buttle may have a mustache. He has a tattoo of two greyhounds on his right shoulder. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Buttle and his friend, Eric Alan Hammer, departed from Corral State Beach in Los Angeles County, California on December 7, 2001. They paddled a two-person kayak out to a yacht that they anchored 600 yards offshore to perform work on the boat. The National Weather Service issued several advisories regarding strong winds that approached the area during the day. Buttle and Hammer encountered intensifying conditions at sea while returning to shore. Buttle was knocked out of the kayak near Dan Blocker County Beach shortly thereafter. He has never been heard from again. Authorities rescued Hammer later that evening. He was located approximately three miles off of the coast. The men's kayak and their two paddles were also recovered at the scene. Hammer was treated for hypothermia at a local hospital. He said he and Buttle had gotten separated about half an hour before he himself was rescued. Authorities continued searching for Buttle by air and sea until December 8. He is presumed drowned, but his remains have never been located. Buttle continues to be classified as a missing person. Buttle was a resident of Malibu, California in 2001. Other information and links : ncy Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 323-890-5500 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office The Las Vegas Review-Journal The San Jose Mercury News The Daily News Of Los Angeles United States Coast Guard 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. October 12, 2004. March 29, 2012; Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : , Description, clothing, jewerly and more : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |