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Robert Shaw Missing Person Case

Last seen in Wheeler, Oregon on Oct 08, 2009

Victim Details

Mar 15, 2017

Jan 05, 2024

Robert

Shaw

78

62

72 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 08, 2009

Wheeler

Oregon

Tillamook County

No

34431

Oregon State Police - Tillamook Worksite

Tillamook

Oregon

Tillamook County

97141

5995 Long Prairie Road, Oregon

5038422899

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.oregon.gov/osp/Pages/index.aspx

09431937

Oregon State Police - Tillamook Worksite

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/13/2026


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In the autumn of 2009, 62-year-old Robert Francis Shaw of Washougal, Washington, was staying in the coastal town of Wheeler, Oregon. On October 8th, he embarked on a solo fishing trip in his 12-foot boat, venturing into the lower Nehalem Bay in northern Tillamook County. When he did not come back as expected, his wife reported him missing, sparking immediate concern and a multi-agency search effort. The beautiful and often unpredictable waters of the Oregon coast that had promised a day of quiet ...
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Last Seen: Oct 08, 2009

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