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Piotr Drabik Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lihue, Hawaii on Sep 01, 2006

Victim Details

Apr 06, 2011

Jul 07, 2023

Piotr

Drabik

53

34

72 inches

73 inches

150 lbs

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 01, 2006

Lihue

Hawaii

Kauai County

9902

Kauai Police Department

Lihue

Hawaii

Kauai County

96766

Claire Ueno

Missing Persons Coordinator

3990 Kaana Street, Hawaii

8082411711

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.kauai.gov/police

2006-26815

2006-10-26

Kauai Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/23/2026


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In the late summer of 2006, Piotr Drabik, a man of remarkable intellect and physical prowess, embarked on what would become his final, enigmatic journey. A Polish scientist and a minor celebrity in his home country, Drabik was a man of many talents; he held two doctoral and three master's degrees, was a champion athlete, an author, and an accomplished adventurer who had even summited Mount Everest. At 34, he was working as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute for Nanotechnology ...
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Last Seen: Sep 01, 2006

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  • Ex-wife fearful missing scientist had accident | CBC News
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