i've read a few of the media pieces, including the recent one that details the charges that were dropped against her boyfriend/ex-boyfriend, but i had a hard time finding the "announcements" on the facebook page. do you mean the posts on the timeline? there's a lot going on there and it looks like a lot to sort through.
definitely some disturbing details about the charges against the ex-boyfriend, and i do think some things need to be followed up on based on that, but that aside, its clear sofia made it to the light and something went wrong shortly there after, at least to me anyway. i've read descriptions of the boat from paddleboard to minisail but without power or running lights, that adventure was super high risk from the start.
i don't see a problem with the hull ending up where it did in fairly short order. on the surface, that thing is going to travel much further and faster by tides, currents and wind then a person in or below the water.
on place that may not have been searched well is plum island. there is a government research facility located on the island and access to the island and the shoreline is highly restricted. this island is located between truman's beach on the north fork and the area around fisher's island where mugford was found.
This is taken from the Announcements section of the Finding Sofia Mckenna Facebook page -- from the "Sofia's Story" post:
Sunday, May 27, 2018: Sofia Mckenna disappeared off the coast of Connecticut, near Avery Point, with her friend, Spencer Mugford, in the early morning hours. Later that day, when Spencer failed to appear for an event, and his parents contacted the police. When Sofia’s alleged boyfriend was unable to reach her, he contacted Sofia’s mother, Michelle. When she was unable to reach Sofia and then realized that, while she was sleeping, she had missed seven early morning calls – at 2:05 a.m., 2:06 a.m., 2:07 a.m., 2:08 a.m. (3 times), and 2:09 a.m. — she also contacted the Groton Police Department. Since Spencer did not know Michelle’s number, Michelle believes it was Sofia trying to call her, using Spencer’s phone. No messages were left, and it appears that no calls were made from Spencer’s phone to 911. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center said it received notification at about 6:30 p.m., Sunday from the City of Groton Police Department that Spencer and Sofia were missing. Since Sofia’s car was found on the UConn Avery Point campus, officials believe that’s where they departed from. Sofia’s cell phone was still in her car and is currently in the possession of the Connecticut State Police. Upon discovering a Snapchat photo posted on Spencer’s Snapchat, taken by Sofia of Spencer (from the back), the Coast Guard suspected they departed on either a paddleboard or a kayak. From there, Sofia and Spencer went out to Ledge Light, as evidenced by a photo Spencer took of Sofia at 2:00 a.m. at that location, which was also posted on Spencer’s Snapchat. According to news reports, a Coast Guard small boat crew found Spencer’s shirt tied to a cleat at Ledge Light on Sunday night.
Monday, May 28, 2018: A 14' white and blue sailboat with no mast was found by the Southold, N.Y., Police Department, according to news reports, on Monday evening. The sailboat was spotted by CAP 609 on Truman’s Beach near Orient Point on Long Island, according to Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound. Michelle was later told by Sofia's ex-boyfriend that the boat was found by him and his dad. The Coast Guard confirmed it was the same craft that had been missing from the Uconn Avery Point campus. Groton City police said Monday evening that there was a report of a sailboat missing from the university, but could not confirm it was the same vessel found by Southold police. Later, it was reported by the Coast Guard that this MAY HAVE BEEN the vessel Sofia and Spencer were on when they disappeared. According to news reports, the Coast Guard then suspended its search Monday night at 10:30 p.m. The report went on to say “The search is over unless something is found that steers searchers in a different direction, Petty Officer Frank Simmons said Tuesday morning.” The report went on to say “The 14-foot white and blue sailboat MAY HAVE BEEN the craft the two missing people were aboard. They were initially reported to be in a kayak.” (The description of the boat as given in the news account differs from what was told to Michelle — she was told the boat was a white boat with the name MUG-FORD in red lettering on the back. She was later told the boat was a "Sunfish." The boat that was found on Truman's Beach was white Mini-Sail with a baby blue top. It had a "man-made hole" in it according to official reports, which has yet to be analyzed.)
Friday, June 8, 2018: A Good Samaritan discovered Spencer’s body about 2.5 miles southeast of Avery Point, north of Dumpling Island and not far from Fishers Island. (The newspaper stated not far from Plum Island, but based on Coast Guard coordinates, this was a misprint.)
Besides the missed phone calls, there are other concerns. Even a Coast Guard investigator believes that the location of the PRESUMED boat they were on vs. where Spencer's body was found seem odd, given the tides and currents that day. Fingerprints on the boat were never run through the system. DNA swabs taken of the fingerprints on the boat were never tested. The Coast Guard stopped looking after only 24 hours. There is a security camera at Ledge Light. The former trooper on the case said it was a "decoy." However, after inquiries were made to the Ledge Light Foundation, it was learned that the security camera on the lighthouse works. But police haven't followed up to get footage from that night, if it even still exists after all this time. Additionally, at least a dozen other bodies have been recovered from the Long Island Sound in the past year, but not Sofia. To me, it would be logical that if Sofia met the same fate as Spencer, they would have been found together or at least in close proximity to each other. And while it is logical to presume that others were at Avery Point or on the water that night (given that it was Memorial Day weekend), nobody has come forward. We do not know when the pictures that were uploaded to Snapchat were actually taken. Without a thorough investigation, I can't rule out that they made it back to land and that's when the upload was done and the 7 missed calls were made. In my opinion -- and I can tell you I'm not the only one who feels this way -- the authorities treated Sofia's disappearance as a drowning accident and have never given any consideration to any other theories. How they can just assume she drowned, without finding a body or any of her clothing? If she had gone missing on land, would the investigation have been more thorough? If it were their child or loved one who was MISSING, would they take the easiest path to resolution?
