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Joseph Mccartan Missing Person Case

Last seen in N/A, Louisiana on Aug 03, 2008

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The life of Joseph Wayne McCartan, a man from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, took an unforeseen and tragic turn in the late summer of 2008. At the age of 34, Joseph was making a living working on a shrimping boat, a common but demanding trade along the Gulf Coast. His home was in Plaquemines Parish, a community deeply connected to the water and its rhythms. It was this very connection to the sea that would become the backdrop for his sudden and unsettling disappearance, leaving his loved ones wi ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 03, 2008

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    Victim Details

    Dec 22, 2009

    Oct 10, 2022

    Joseph

    Mccartan

    50

    34

    68 inches

    180 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Aug 03, 2008

    N/A

    Louisiana

    Plaquemines Parish

    Unknown

    3422

    United States Coast Guard District 8

    New Orleans

    Louisiana

    Orleans Parish

    70113

    500 Poydras Street, Louisiana

    5045896225

    Federal

    Other

    https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-8/

    MISLE 328-91-40

    Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office

    Black

    Blue

    Blue

    06/17/2026


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