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Timothy Allen Adkins, age 27, went missing on July 19, 1987, during a scuba diving trip off the Gulf of Mexico, about sixteen miles west of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Adkins and a friend surfaced after their dive and began swimming towards their boat. While his friend successfully made it back, Adkins disappeared and was never seen again. Despite an extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, they only recovered his oxygen tank and wetsuit.

Adkins is believed to have drowned in a tragic div ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 19, 1987
Victim Details

Apr 22, 2011

Jan 12, 2024

Timothy

Adkins

65

27

69 inches

125 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 19, 1987

Tarpon Springs

Florida

Pinellas County

187

10075

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Largo

Florida

Pinellas County

33778

Christopher Lyons

Deputy

10750 Ulmerton Rd, Florida

County

Law Enforcement

87-89450

1987-07-19

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

11/27/2025


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