CA CA - James Matthew Begley, 64, Mendocino County, 6 August 2017

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Attorney General's website: https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/james-matthew-begley

 

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Anderson Valley Advertiser, 9 August 2017: http://theava.com/archives/71966

James took a midnight kayak paddle without a life jacket. His empty kayak was found by fellow kayakers at about 1:40 PM on 6 August.

 

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My inconvenient memory says that another kayaker went missing in this vicinity some years ago. He was eventually located; it turned out he had disappeared so his wife could collect his life insurance, after which they were off for sunnier climes, etc.

I checked in the Anderson Valley Advertiser, but couldn't locate that case....

 

[JerseyGirl]

James Matthew Begley was last seen Aug. 6, 2017. He was born in 1953 and described as 6-foot-1, 200 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information about Begley’s location is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at 707-463-4095 and reference case number 17-22786.

Missing person cases in Mendocino and Lake counties

 

[Pennysmom1]

James Matthew Begley – The Charley Project

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Begley, circa 2017

• Missing Since 08/06/2017
• Missing From Fort Bragg, CA
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 06/19/1953 (70)
• Age 64 years old
• Height and Weight 6'1, 200 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A tan Carhartt jacket, a baseball cap and possibly a copper cuff-type bracelet.
• Medical Conditions Begley may be suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness.
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• Associated Vehicle(s) Kayak (accounted for)
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• Distinguishing Characteristics 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.

Details of Disappearance​

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.

Investigating Agency​

• Mendocino County Sheriff's Office 707-463-4095

Source Information​

• NamUs
• California Attorney General's Office

Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated August 6, 2018; casefile added.

 

[Pennysmom1]

More photos of James from Charley Project

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Begley, circa 2017