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Douglas Oland Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ocean, New Jersey on Jan 18, 1999

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Case Description

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On a winter day in January 1999, a 21-year-old college student named Douglas M. Oland vanished off the coast of New Jersey. Douglas, a student at Keene State College in New Hampshire, was home in Bayville for his semester break. Described as a tall, broad-shouldered young man with a friendly nature, he was hoping to earn some extra money for school. An opportunity arose to work as a fill-in crew member aboard the *Adriatic*, an 85-foot steel surf clam dredger. Though he was a certified scuba div ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 18, 1999

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  • Lost At Sea (8/9) - New Jersey Scuba Diving
  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP37179 | NamUs
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    Victim Details

    Feb 17, 2017

    Jan 05, 2024

    Douglas

    Oland

    47

    21

    74 inches

    210 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Jan 18, 1999

    Ocean

    New Jersey

    Atlantic County

    34358

    New Jersey State Park Police

    Trenton

    New Jersey

    Sussex County

    08625

    Mail Code 501-04, New Jersey

    6092924744

    State

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.nj.gov/dep/njstateparkpolice/contact_us.htm

    15SPP-72-OF

    New Jersey State Park Police

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    05/27/2026


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    I was reading about the tragedy surrounding the disappearance of Douglas Oland from Bayville, and so... ...Read More
    06/03/2024

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