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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Tammy Lee Jovaag
Jovaag, date, approximate 2015
Date Missing 06/30/2015
Missing From
Holcome, Wisconsin
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/23/1959 (63)
Age 45 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light-colored zip-up sweat jacket, a dark-colored shirt, light blue jeans and hiking boots.
Medical Conditions Jovaag is an insulin-dependent diabetic and doesn't have her medication with her. She was depressed at the time of her disappearance and drinking heavily.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Jovaag's ears are pierced. She has a scar shaped like a backwards L on her forehead.
Details of Disappearance Jovaag was last seen in Holcombe, Wisconsin at 11:00 a.m. on June 30, 2015. She didn't have a vehicle and typically walked to get places. The surveillance video at a gas station near her residence showed her walking in the direction of home, and a neighbor saw her near the end of her driveway. She has never been heard from again.
An extensive search of the area turned up no indication of Jovaag's whereabouts. Authorities don't believe she is still alive, but foul play is not suspected in her .
Investigating Agency
Chippewa County Sheriff's Office
715-726-7715
Other
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited Children and Adults
NamUs
WEAU 13 News
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
