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Charles Rutherford Jr., a 34-year-old attorney, disappeared on August 11, 2005, while on a boating trip across Lake Huron with his girlfriend, Lana Ann Stempien. The couple, both experienced boaters, had departed from Belle River, Ontario, a day earlier on their 27-foot Wellcraft cabin cruiser named *Sea's Life*. Their destination was Mackinac Island, Michigan. The last known contact occurred when Stempien called her family at 2:07 p.m. on August 11, stating they were a few hours from their dest ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 11, 2005
Last Seen: Aug 11, 2005
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Oct 12, 2022
Charles
Rutherford, Jr
53
34
74 inches
205 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Aug 11, 2005
Presque Isle,
Michigan
Presque Isle County
118
19904
Michigan State Police
St. Ignace
Michigan
Mackinac County
49781
St. Ignace Post, Michigan
9066437582
State
Law Enforcement
83-936-05
Michigan State Police
5764
Brown
Hazel
Hazel
No
11/08/2025
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