1. For immediate release: Charlie Dowd, retired SF Fire Firefighter, local business man
missing near Denver
CONTACT
Amtrak Police: 800-331-0008
Dowd Family: 650-766-6470
September 15, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
URGENT. RETIRED SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER MISSING AFTER AMTRAK
STOP IN DENVER
DENVER, CO – Charles Dowd, 69, a retired San Francisco firefighter and business
owner en route to visit his son and family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada is missing. He
was last heard from in West Denver, CO. He is without his medication and may be
disoriented.
Mr. Dowd left the San Francisco Bay Area on Amtrak (Train 6) on Wednesday,
September 12 with a final destination of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was last heard
from via cell phone, by his son, Kevin Dowd, of Montreal Canada, on Thursday,
September 13, at approximately 6:30 pm mountain standard time. Charlie did not arrive
in Chicago as scheduled, but his luggage, cell phone, and medication did.
Police are still confirming the possibility that Charlie may have spoken with Amtrak
conductors on two separate occasions: late Thursday evening and early Friday morning
near Omaha, Nebraska. Sources say that when he spoke to the conductor on Friday
morning Charlie was confused about his whereabouts.
It is urgent that Charles Dowd be located as soon as possible as he is under physician’s
care. Anyone with information is asked to call the Amtrak Police or the Dowd family, and
reference Amtrak Police case number: 12-010695.
www.facebook.com/MissingPersonCharlieDowd
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2. For immediate release: Charlie Dowd, retired SF Fire Firefighter, local business man
missing near Denver
Contact information
Amtrak Police: 800-331-0008 (reference case #12-010695.)
Dowd Family: 650-766-6470 or 650-357-1914
Description, Charlie Dowd:
DOB -3-11-1944
Age: 69
Sex: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 175
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