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Scott Bates French Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chimney Bluff State Park, New York on Jul 14, 2013

Victim Details

Scott Bates

French

66

53

74 inches

74 inches

150 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Pants Cotton, Tan, With suspenders Shirt Cotton, White, T-shirt Shoes Leather, White, New Balance, Running shoe Mark Left Leg, varicose veins Mark Right Leg, varicose veins

Jul 14, 2013

Chimney Bluff State Park

New York

Prince Edward OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

[email protected]

1-877-934-6363

1-877-934-6363

Law Enforcement

SP13175702

Prince Edward OPP OPP ONCMPUR ; 1-705-330-4144;

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

09/23/2026


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On a summer day in 2013, a 53-year-old man named Scott Bates French prepared for a day of sailing on the waters of Lake Ontario. Departing from Sodus Point, a village in Wayne County, New York, he informed his wife of his plans before heading out. This communication would be the last known contact anyone had with him. His outing on July 14, 2013, began like any other, but as the hours turned into an extended and unexplained absence, concern grew for the experienced sailor. At the time he went mi ...
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Last Seen: Jul 14, 2013

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