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Reginald Leroy Butler, a 68-year-old retired naval architect from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was last seen in late November 1996. Butler had designed his own 38-foot sailboat, named *Frolic*, and embarked on a solo journey from Dover Point, New Hampshire, to Florida. The purpose of his voyage was to complete work on the boat during the winter months.
On November 27, 1996, the Coast Guard found *Frolic* wrecked on a jetty in South Carolina, with its dinghy missing. It is speculated that ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 21, 1996
On November 27, 1996, the Coast Guard found *Frolic* wrecked on a jetty in South Carolina, with its dinghy missing. It is speculated that ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 21, 1996
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Reginald
Butler
95
68
68 inches
70 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Nov 21, 1996
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
No
388
113162
Portsmouth Police Department
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
03801
3 Junkins Ave, New Hampshire
6034271500
Local
Law Enforcement
96-2744
Portsmouth Police Department
4944
Gray or Partially Gray
Blue
Blue
11/28/2025
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Has anyone else dug into the weather conditions around the time *Frolic* was found wrecked? I was ju... ...Read More
05/30/2023
05/30/2023
