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Donald Slater Missing Person Case

Last seen in Astoria, Oregon on May 19, 2007

Victim Details

Jun 29, 2016

Jan 05, 2024

Donald

Slater

59

40

69 inches

72 inches

200 lbs

215 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 19, 2007

Astoria

Oregon

Clatsop County

No

18490

Clatsop County Sheriff's Office

Warrenton

Oregon

Clatsop County

97146

Jeremy Humphrey

Detective

1190 Southeast 19th Street, Oregon

5033258635

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sheriff

2007-1495

2007-05-19

Clatsop County Sheriff's Office

Unknown

Blue

Blue

07/16/2026


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On the morning of May 19, 2007, a planned sturgeon fishing trip on the Columbia River turned into a tragedy for the Slater family. Donald K. Slater, a 40-year-old man from Warrenton, Oregon, was on his sports boat with his 19-year-old son, Brian, and his son's 23-year-old friend, Eric Peterson. Shortly before 8 a.m., they were near the Astoria Bridge when an accident occurred. The anchor line reportedly got tangled on a bow cleat, and the strong ebb tide pulled the bow of the 16-foot boat d ...
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Last Seen: May 19, 2007

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP34230 | NamUs
  • Slater, Donald K. - Lexington, NE Alumni Website

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