1. Missing
Person
Charles
J.
Dowd
Updated
9/19/12
DOB
-­‐3-­‐11-­‐1944
Age:
69
Sex:
Male
Eyes:
Blue
Hair:
Gray
Height:
5’10”
Weight:
175
Missing
from
Amtrak
Train
6
from
Emeryville,
CA
to
Chicago,
IL.
He
was
last
heard
from
on
Thursday,
September
13th
at
6:30pm
MST
when
he
indicated
he
was
on
the
train
leaving
Denver,
CO.
On
Friday,
September
14,
2012
when
the
train
arrived
in
Chicago,
IL
Amtrak
officials
found
his
luggage,
cell
phone
&
medication
in
this
sleeper
car
but
there
was
no
sign
of
Charlie.
His
family
is
concerned
because
he
is
potentially
disoriented
and
may
need
medical
attention.
Updated
9/19/12
Amtrak
disclosed
that
a
passenger
saw
Dowd
near
a
door
of
the
train
approximately
10:00
PM,
Thursday
(9/13/12).
Another
passenger
found
an
exterior
door
ajar
at
approximately
11:00
PM
and
reported
this
to
AMTRAK
staff
in
following
the
morning.
AMTRAK
called
for
Dowd
over
the
loud
speaker
with
no
response
at
approximately
9:30am.
AMTRAK
officials
are
now
saying
that
Dowd
may
have
opened
the
exterior
door
and
fallen
out.
This
would
have
put
the
train’s
location
somewhere
between
Fort
Morgan,
CO
and
McCook,
NE
an
area
with
approximately
160
miles
of
rain
lines.
The
Yuma
County
Sheriff’s
department
is
coordinating
the
search
there.
The
Dowd
Family
is
asking
for
support
and
assistance
from
those
communities
in
that
effort.
If
you
have
seen
Charles
Dowd
please
contact
Amtrak
Police
at
(800)
331-­‐0008
CASE#
12-­‐010695
or
call
his
family
(650)
766-­‐6470.
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