Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 04/06/2000
- Missing From:
- Missing From St. Augustine, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Lost/Injured Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 01/01/1940 (85)
- Age:
- Age 60 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’8, 140 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Fricke has a scar on his abdomen.
- Details of Disappearance:
- A German man named Fricke, from Cologne, was sailing his 30-foot boat, the Anna V, from Florida to Germany. He was an experienced sailor. He last contacted his sister on April 6th, saying he was seasick, his boat was damaged, and he planned to stop in Cape Cod for repairs.
The next day, his boat’s emergency beacon went off, but the signal was cut short, so the Coast Guard didn’t know where to look. Two days after that, his boat was found capsized off the coast of Delaware – Fricke and his life raft were gone.
The Coast Guard searched a huge area, about the size of Colorado, but never found him. He’s believed to have been lost at sea.
- Agency:
- St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office 904-824-8304
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This person was missing Missing Since 04/06/2000