NY NY - Jefferson Brian Arms, 22, Clinton Co, 18 Sep 1992

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2261DMNY - Jefferson Brian Arms

Name: Jefferson Brian Arms
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 18, 1992
Location Last Seen: Plattsburg, Clinton County, New York

Physical Description
Date of Birth: May 7, 1970
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" - 5'11"
Weight: 155 - 200 lbs.
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Jeff
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Light complexion, a scar on his knuckle and a chicken pox scar near his eye. He wears glasses.

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available. Temporary retainer in lower teeth.
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Possibly wearing a red flannel shirt and green shorts.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Glasses with wire frames.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Arms was seen at approximately 20:00 on his sailboat with two friends approximately 1 mile east of Schuyler Island when they went to an open area of Lake Champlain. The boat hit very rough water and flipped over twice. Arms and his friends were all wearing life jackets so they decided to abandon the boat and swim to the nearest island. The two friends he was with were swimming ahead of him and saw Arms swimming behind them most of the way. Both friends made it to Schuyler Island but Arms never did. His life jacket was later found by the Coast Guard. Arms has not been seen nor heard from since.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: New York State Police
Agency Contact Person: Investigator Larry Cragle
Agency Phone Number: (518) 897-2000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 92-1020



NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 8148

NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Jefferson...it's now been 29 years.

 

[Beekarina]

Submitted Jeff based on suggestion by @Mistyjks & discussion in this thread: VT - VT - Burlington, Oakledge Park, WhtMale 18-99, UP12366, Jan'11

Will update if I hear anything.

 

[spartanx]

Most likely, Jeff drowned... maybe something bit him, he hit a rock, water entered his nose and he couldn't go on... at least he didn't suffer so much...
rest in peace

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Jefferson Brian Arms – The Charley Project

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Jefferson Brian Arms – The Charley Project

 

[Beekarina]

I never heard more about this, so assume Jefferson was not a match to the small piece of bone from Lake Champlain. I was following that for awhile, and it seems that case was pretty conclusively narrowed down to someone with very specific Jewish ancestry, to certain surnames, etc. None of which seemed familiar to the area of Vermont where Jeff was from.

I assume his remains are lost to Lake Champlain, but maybe someday this can be solved.