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Missing Wilburn Leeroy Thompson 
Wilburn, approximately 2001 Date reported missing : 03/21/2001 Missing location (approx) : Solano County, California Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 03/24/1946 (75) Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 200 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Wilburn may have a full beard. He wears eyeglasses. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Wilburn and his wife, Barbara Joan Thompson, were boating in Suisan Bay in Solano County, California on March 21, 2001. Their wooden craft, the Robby Lyn, caught on fire at approximately 2:00 a.m. and capsized near Ryer Island during the day. Wilburn and Barbara jumped into the water to escape the flames, as did six other boaters. Five of the boaters were recovered safely about an hour later. Wilburn, Barbara, and a 15-year-old Oklahoma boy, Keith Washington, were not located at that time. Photograph and vital statistics for Washington are unavailable. Barbara's body was recovered in June 2002, but Wilburn and Washington are still missing. Authorities believe he drowned along with his wife. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies may classify Wilburn as a lost missing person. He and Barbara resided in Turlock, California in 2001. Wilburn manAge at the time of disappearance: d a Diamond Walnut Growers plant in Modesto, California. Other information and links : ncy Solano County Sheriff's Department 707-421-7010 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office The Contra Costa Times North American Missing Persons Network The Modesto Bee The Vacaville Reporter October 12, 2004. December 19, 2005; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |