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JOHN SWITZER

NamUs lists John Exum Switzer as missing after he entered the Gulf of Mexico in a kayak on January 9, 2015.

Incident date
January 9, 2015
Location
Gulf Shores, Baldwin County
Independent sources
1

The record

John Exum Switzer

John Exum Switzer was 24 at the time of the incident. According to NamUs, he entered the Gulf of Mexico in a kayak at approximately 2 p.m. on January 9, 2015. He was not seen or heard from again. His family reported him missing to the Gulf Shores Police Department on January 11, 2015 [1].

NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved. The Gulf Shores Police Department is the primary investigating agency [1].

Timeline

  1. Confirmed

    At approximately 2 p.m., Switzer entered the Gulf of Mexico in a kayak and was not seen or heard from again.

  2. Confirmed

    His family reported him missing to the Gulf Shores Police Department.

Documented claims

  • The Gulf Shores Police Department is the primary investigating agency.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • John Exum Switzer was 24 at the time of the incident.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • Switzer entered the Gulf of Mexico in a kayak at approximately 2 p.m. on January 9, 2015.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • He was not seen or heard from again.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • His family reported him missing to the Gulf Shores Police Department on January 11, 2015.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

  • NamUs lists the case as open and unresolved.

    Confirmed

    Source: U.S. Department of Justice NamUs · Single-source claim.

Sources

  • NamUs case MP75613: John Exum Switzer — U.S. Department of Justice NamUsOpen

Single official source. This entry is documented strictly from one official record. No independent reporting on this case was found. Details beyond the record are unverified and deliberately omitted.

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