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Ronald Wayne Jager, 59, went missing on August 21, 2000, after launching his boat from the Whitehall Municipal Boat Launch in Whitehall, Michigan. He was an experienced fisherman and often spent time fishing in Lake Michigan. His boat was found beached on the Wisconsin shoreline, 70 miles from where he was last seen, but Ronald himself was not located.
In 2014, skeletal remains, including a jawbone and a femur, washed up on separate Michigan shores and were later identified as Ronald Ja ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 21, 2000
In 2014, skeletal remains, including a jawbone and a femur, washed up on separate Michigan shores and were later identified as Ronald Ja ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 21, 2000
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Ronald
Jager
83
59
72 inches
190 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Aug 21, 2000
Whitehall
Michigan
Muskegon County
Whitehall
No
244
80249
Muskegon County Sheriff's Office
Muskegon
Michigan
Muskegon County
49440
Robert Kanaar
Detective
25 W Walton Ave, Michigan
2317247106
County
Law Enforcement
2000-10402
Muskegon County Sheriff's Office
Gray or Partially Gray
Blue
Blue
Yes
11/20/2025
Area Last Seen:
Forum Posts (2)
Did anyone else find it strange that Ronald's boat ended up beached 70 miles away on the Wisconsin s... ...Read More
11/06/2024
11/06/2024
I've been following the Ronald Jager case and can't help but wonder about the conditions on Lake Mic... ...Read More
10/15/2023
10/15/2023
