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Donald Slater Missing Person Case

Last seen in Astoria, Oregon on May 19, 2007

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On the morning of May 19, 2007, a planned sturgeon fishing trip on the Columbia River turned into a tragedy for the Slater family. Donald K. Slater, a 40-year-old man from Warrenton, Oregon, was on his sports boat with his 19-year-old son, Brian, and his son's 23-year-old friend, Eric Peterson. Shortly before 8 a.m., they were near the Astoria Bridge when an accident occurred. The anchor line reportedly got tangled on a bow cleat, and the strong ebb tide pulled the bow of the 16-foot boat d ...Read More
Last Seen: May 19, 2007

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP34230 | NamUs
  • Slater, Donald K. - Lexington, NE Alumni Website

    • Victim Details

    Jun 29, 2016

    Jan 05, 2024

    Donald

    Slater

    57

    40

    69 inches

    72 inches

    200 lbs

    215 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    May 19, 2007

    Astoria

    Oregon

    Clatsop County

    No

    18490

    Clatsop County Sheriff's Office

    Warrenton

    Oregon

    Clatsop County

    97146

    Jeremy Humphrey

    Detective

    1190 Southeast 19th Street, Oregon

    5033258635

    County

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.co.clatsop.or.us/sheriff

    2007-1495

    2007-05-19

    Clatsop County Sheriff's Office

    Unknown

    Blue

    Blue

    06/14/2026


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