Missing James Matthew Begley Begley, approximately 2017 Date reported missing : 08/06/2017 Missing location (approx) : Fort Bragg, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 06/19/1953 (68) Age at the time of disappearance: 64 years old Height / Weight : 6'1, 200 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A tan Carhartt jacket, a baseball cap and possibly a copper cuff-type bEthnicity : let. Medical conditions : Begley may be suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Begley is missing the tip of his thumb, and some of his front teeth are missing. He has a faded tattoo of a sun on the back of his shoulder. He may wear eyeglasses for reading. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Begley was last seen in Fort Bragg, California on August 6, 2017. He went kayaking sometime between midnight and 2:00 a.m.; he told someone he was going out on the water because he could not sleep. He has never been heard from again. At 2:50 p.m., the Coast Guard found his kayak empty and adrift on the ocean. Begley is presumed lost at sea. His body has never been found. Other information and links : ncy Mendocino County Sheriff's Office 707-463-4095 September 2021 updates and sources 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. California Attorney General's Office |