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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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Samuel Wheaton Bower
Bower, date, approximate 2009
Date Missing 12/02/2009
Missing From
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/01/1951 (70)
Age 58 years old
Height and Weight 6'3 - 6'4, 220 - 240 pounds
Medical Conditions A white t-shirt, gray shorts and red shoes.
Associated Vehicle(s) 21-foot Triumph boat with a blue Bimini top (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance Bower was last seen sailing out of Honokohau Harbor near the Pine Trees surfing area in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on December 2, 2009. He had rented a 21-foot Triumph boat with a blue Bimini top from Kona Boat Rentals and departed the harbor alone, saying he was going to meet friends and then return to shore by 5:30 p.m.
He has never been heard from again. His boat was found that evening, unoccupied and running in circles three miles off the coast of Kona. An extensive search turned up no sign of Bower, however.
Bower had moved to Hawaii from Park City, Utah a short time before his disappearance. He is presumed to have perished in an accident at sea, but his body has never been located.
Investigating Agency
Hawaii Police Department
808-326-4646
Other
NamUs
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Honolulu Advertiser
Hawaii 24/7
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
