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Dylan Amaral Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sandwich, Massachusetts on Nov 08, 2016

Victim Details

Mar 22, 2017

Oct 24, 2022

Dylan

Amaral

31

22

71 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 08, 2016

Sandwich

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

02563

33315

Massachusetts Environmental Police

Boston

Massachusetts

Suffolk County

02114

251 Causeway Street, Massachusetts

8006328075

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-environmental-police

16-19992

2017-03-22

Massachusetts Environmental Police

Black

Blue

Blue

07/21/2026


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Dylan Amaral, a 22-year-old from New Bedford, Massachusetts, went missing on November 8, 2016, during a fishing trip off Cape Cod Bay. Dylan, along with his father Carlos Amaral and friend Mario Fialho, departed from Sandwich Marina early that morning aboard a 23-foot boat named *Dad Sea Cave*. The group was one of three boats traveling together, with the plan to fish around Race Point near the tip of Cape Cod.

Around 2:00 PM, the other two boats, which had been fishing nearby, decided ...
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Last Seen: Nov 08, 2016

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  • Body pulled up in nets off Provincetown - SouthCoastToday.com
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP37563 | NamUs
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    I’ve been digging into the details of Dylan Amaral's disappearance, and something that puzzles me ... ...Read More
    12/01/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the *Dad Sea Cave* case lately. Does anyone else find it odd there wa... ...Read More
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