Richard Robert Drouin, Jr. was 38 years old when he was last known to be in Bath, Maine, on October 27, 2006. His NamUs case is listed as MP55198, and his last contact was recorded in Sagadahoc County, in the Bath area. Online case listings identify him as a White/Caucasian male with brown hair and hazel eyes, standing approximately 6 feet 5 inches to 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 200 to 210 pounds.
He was described as having short, curly or wavy brown hair and sideburns, details that help preserve the image of him as a specific person whose absence has continued to matter deeply.
On the day Richard disappeared, he was boating with two other people near the old Carlton Bridge in Bath. As the boat passed beneath the bridge, it struck metal cables, causing the vessel to capsize. The two other passengers survived and were rescued, but Richard disappeared in the water. Public case summaries give only a brief account of those moments, but the known circumstances point to a sudden and frightening accident on the water, one in which a normal outing became an emergency before anyone could fully prepare for it.
Richard was reportedly wearing black Carhartt double-knee pants, a green shirt with a “North Atlantic Scaffold” logo, a dark blue Carhartt sweatshirt, and a dark green fleece vest. His identifying features included a two-inch scar on the right side of his neck, a scar on the left abdomen from a mole removal, a scar on the left side of the back of his neck, and a large mole on his back near the left shoulder blade. These details are part of the careful record kept for Richard’s case, not simply as identifying information, but as reminders that the missing are never just names in a database; they are people with families, histories, and recognizable features known to those who loved them.
The investigation has been associated with the Maine Marine Patrol in Augusta, and the case was reported on October 27, 2006. Maine State Police note that the Office of Chief Medical Examiner is the official state clearinghouse for missing people in Maine and that NamUs is used in the tracking and management of missing person case files. That broader system gives Richard’s case a continued place in public records, allowing agencies, families, and the public to preserve and share information even years after the day he vanished.
What remains publicly known is heartbreakingly limited: Richard Drouin, Jr., a 38-year-old man from a documented Bath, Maine missing-person case, was last seen after a boating accident near the old Carlton Bridge on October 27, 2006; the boat capsized after striking metal cables, the other two people aboard were rescued, and Richard was not. The case record preserves his physical description, clothing, location, and investigative agency, while the larger story remains one of a life interrupted on the Kennebec-area waters and a family left without the answers that every family deserves. In overview, Richard’s case is a maritime disappearance from Bath, Maine, centered on a capsizing beneath the old Carlton Bridge, with official records continuing to identify him through NamUs MP55198 and with public information focused on the accident, the rescue of the other passengers, and Richard’s unresolved absence.Last Seen: Oct 27, 2006
