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01Before you send

If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 We are not an emergency service and we do not monitor this form around the clock.

A missing person should always be reported to local police first. There is no waiting period — you do not have to wait 24 hours, and anyone who tells you otherwise is mistaken. A police report is what makes the national databases work.

Your name Required Your relationship to them Optional Email or phone Required Missing person’s name Optional Last seen — when Optional Last seen — where Optional Police agency handling it Optional Their case number Optional

What has happened so far Required Keep this confidential — do not publish any part of this case without asking me first.

We read everything that comes in, but we cannot take every case, and we are not a substitute for law enforcement. Nothing you send here reaches police automatically. If the person is not already in NamUs, that is usually the single highest-value thing a family can do, and it is free.