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Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 07:08 PM Sep 2012

Lincoln, NE DUers...please keep your eyes open for this missing senior:

Credible sighting there last night.



Retired firefighter goes missing from Amtrak train

CNN) -- Amtrak police are searching for a retired San Francisco firefighter who went missing while traveling to visit family in Montreal.

Charlie Dowd, 69, left the Bay Area on Wednesday. He last spoke to his son by cell phone Thursday night, saying he was just outside of Denver, Colorado, his family said.

When Dowd's train arrived in Chicago on Friday, he was not on it. His luggage, cell phone and medication were found in his sleeping car, the family said on a Facebook page they set up to find him.

His daughter said Dowd is under a doctor's care and may need medical attention.

"He has medical needs and does need his medication for high blood pressure and heart disease," Jennifer Dowd told CNN affiliate KGO. "He is diabetic, but for medical reasons we obviously want him. We need to know where he is."

More: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/17/us/missing-amtrak-passenger/index.html

Also, a Facebook page has been set up:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/MissingPersonCharlieDowd


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Lincoln, NE DUers...please keep your eyes open for this missing senior: (Original Post) Contrary1 Sep 2012 OP
Flyer OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #1
Update :( Contrary1 Sep 2012 #2
I saw that too. We all hoped for a better ending OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #3

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
2. Update :(
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 08:09 PM
Sep 2012

I was so hoping that Mr. Dowd would be found safe.

Per Facebook page:

The Dowd family is saddened to share the news that the body of Charlie Dowd was found Friday, September 21 in Haigler, NE, an area between Fort Morgan, CO and McCook, NE. The body was spotted by a BNSF railway worker and immediately reported to the authorities.

While the family is devastated, they would like to express their gratitude for the many prayers, support, and messages posted to the Charlie Dowd Facebook page, and for the efforts of the many volunteers who have helped search for him this past week.

More details are coming soon. Thank you again on behalf of the family for the support of the many agencies, groups, and individuals who have helped the Dowd family during this time. They also ask to refrain from contacting them directly at this time to give them space to grieve and share the news with other family members.

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