Lelena K. Lipp was 18 years old when she was last known to have been in Falmouth, Maine, on December 26, 1995, a winter day along the coast of Cumberland County. She was a young White/Caucasian woman with brown hair and hazel eyes, about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighing roughly 130 to 135 pounds. She also had a tattoo on her lower back, a detail preserved in the public missing-person record as part of the effort to identify her if she were ever located.
The circumstances recorded in her case describe Lelena and her boyfriend moving a boat from the Falmouth town landing toward Portland. At some point, they may have been near Clapboard Island, possibly checking lobster traps, when something went terribly wrong on the water. The available account says either Lelena or her boyfriend fell overboard, and the other may have tried to save them. Afterward, the boat was found running in circles off Peaks Island, a haunting sign that the vessel had continued moving without anyone in control. Lelena’s boyfriend was later recovered, but Lelena was not.
At the time she disappeared, Lelena was described as wearing a gray and white wool jacket that reached mid-thigh, blue jeans, a hat in brown, navy, and blue, and brown hiking boots. She was also reported to have a black wallet with her. These personal details are more than a checklist; they are the last known pieces of what she carried into that day, and they remain part of the public record because every detail can matter in a missing-person investigation, especially one connected to the ocean, weather, distance, and the uncertainty of what happened after the boat left Falmouth.
Lelena’s case is listed by NamUs as Missing Person case MP53352, with the Portland Police Department identified as the investigating agency and the agency case number recorded as 95-62850. The case data indicates that DNA from her mother has been collected as a family reference sample, another sign that the case has been documented for possible future comparison and identification. The public record does not provide a confirmed recovery for Lelena, and the available sources do not establish a final answer to what happened to her after the boating incident. In overview, Lelena Lipp’s case is the story of an 18-year-old young woman last seen during a boat trip from Falmouth toward Portland on December 26, 1995; a boat later found circling off Peaks Island; a boyfriend recovered afterward; and Lelena herself still remembered through the details of her description, her clothing, the investigative record, and the hope that her loved ones may one day receive clearer answers.Last Seen: Dec 26, 1995
