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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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Noemi Alcotas
Alcotas, date, approximate 2014
Date Missing 10/10/2014
Missing From
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
Asian
Age 34 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 120 pounds
Medical Conditions Alcotas has an unspecified medical condition requiring daily medication.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Alcotas's ears are pierced. She is of Filipino descent.
Details of Disappearance Alcotas and her boyfriend, Jojo Acosta, disappeared while hiking in the area of Hanauma Bay in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 10, 2014. They were last seen at 7:00 a.m. At 1:00 p.m., hikers found the couple's bags unattended on the rocks in a scenic area known as the Rock Bridge. Access to the Rock Bridge is prohibited to the public, but hikers often go anyway.
Authorities believe Acosta and Alcotas hiked out to the Rock Bridge and then were swept off the rocks and into the water. At 3:00 p.m. on the day of their disappearance, Acosta's body was found in the water near Hanauma Bay.
An extensive search on foot, by air, by boat, by jet-ski and even by divers turned up no indication of Alcotas's whereabouts. She is presumed to have died in a mishap like Acosta did.
Investigating Agency
Honolulu Police Department
808-529-3111
Other
NamUs
Hawaii News Now
Noemi Alcotas's Facebook Page
The Philippine Inquirer
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 Photos
