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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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Ralph William Rush
Rush, date, approximate 2019
Date Missing 08/19/2019
Missing From
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 64 years old
Height and Weight 6'4, 190 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Boogie board (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Rush has a tattoo on his arm. He uses a walker for mobility.
Details of Disappearance Rush was last seen at Bull Shoals Lake in Mountain Home, Arkansas on August 19, 2019. Some jet-skiers saw him near the middle of the lake channel, holding a boogie board and paddling with his hands. They spoke to him and he seemed to be fine.
At 10:00 a.m., a witness saw Rush using his walker near the edge of the lake near Lakeview Marina; it's unclear whether this happened before or after the boogie board sighting. He has never been heard from again.
Rush's red walker was found in the water by the lakeshore at 12:00 p.m. Nearby, submerged in the water at the edge of the lake, were Rush's cellular phone and his wallet, which contained his driver's license and cash. The authorities were notified of a possible drowning at 12:52 p.m. and began searching for a body. Rush's boogie board was found on the opposite shore from his other things.
A search of the lake turned up no other indication of Rush's whereabouts, but the circumstances suggest he probably drowned. His body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
Baxter County Sheriff's Department
870-425-7000
Other
Never Forgotten | Arkansas Missing Persons Campaign
KTLO 97.9 FM
The West Plains Daily Quill
The Springfield News-Leader
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.
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