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Lionel Wilson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on Dec 02, 2000

Victim Details

Nov 15, 2021

Jan 12, 2024

Lionel

Wilson

51

26

70 inches

194 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Dec 02, 2000

Cape Cod

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

No

110713

USCG Sector Delaware Bay

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County

19147

Dawn Kallen

Marine Investigator

1 Washington Ave, Pennsylvania

2152714800

Federal

Other

https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-5/District-Units/Sector-Delaware-Bay/

819770

USCG Sector Delaware Bay

6649

Black

Brown

Brown

07/07/2026


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On the night of December 2, 2000, the life of 26-year-old Lionel Henry Wilson changed forever in the vast, unforgiving waters of the George's Bank fishing grounds off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Employed on a Cape May scallop boat, Wilson was part of the demanding and often perilous fishing industry. At approximately 11:30 p.m., under circumstances that remain unclear, it was reported that Lionel fell overboard into the cold Atlantic. The specific events leading to this tragic inc ...
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Last Seen: Dec 02, 2000

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