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Catherine "Cathy" Sears, aged 35, disappeared on July 18, 1992, while aboard a single-engine plane en route to Beaver Island, Michigan, from Battle Creek. The plane, a Cessna 172, was piloted by Tom Lammon, with Cathy, her husband Ray Sears, and Tom’s wife Peggy Lammon also on board. The couples were headed to Beaver Island for a weekend getaway. Their flight path took them over Lake Michigan, near the Leelanau Peninsula, when the aircraft disappeared from radar around noon as it neared its de ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 18, 1992
Last Seen: Jul 18, 1992
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Oct 10, 2013
Jul 09, 2019
Catherine
Sears
67
35
64 inches
120 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Jul 18, 1992
Beaver Island
Michigan
Charlevoix County
253
14340
Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post
Cadillac
Michigan
Wexford County
49601
Mike Fink
D/Sgt.
7711 U.S. 131, Michigan
2317796040
State
Law Enforcement
71-2247-92
1992-07-18
Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post
Brown
Brown
Brown
11/29/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Has anyone looked into weather conditions on the day Cathy Sears and the others went missing? I’ve... ...Read More
04/06/2024
04/06/2024
I've been really intrigued by the case of Cathy Sears and the others since I came across it last mon... ...Read More
12/29/2023
12/29/2023
