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Michael Sweet Missing Person Case

Last seen in Narragansett, Rhode Island on Aug 15, 1987

Victim Details

Oct 13, 2017

May 20, 2020

Michael

Sweet

62

24

73 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 15, 1987

Narragansett

Rhode Island

Washington County

02882

Unknown

34139

Narragansett Police Department

Narragansett

Rhode Island

Washington County

02882

Scott Vellone

Detective Lieutenant

40 Caswell Street, Rhode Island

4017891091

Local

Law Enforcement

www.narragansettri.gov

87-1959

1987-08-16

Narragansett Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/02/2026


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On August 15, 1987, 24-year-old Michael J. Sweet and his friend, Peter R. Carocci, disappeared after embarking on a four-hour fishing trip from Point Judith in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The two men failed to return as scheduled, prompting a search. The United States Coast Guard later discovered their 19-foot outboard motorboat swamped and adrift approximately 15 miles southeast of Block Island. Despite the recovery of the vessel, there was no sign of Michael Sweet or Peter Carocci.

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Last Seen: Aug 15, 1987

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