On February 14, 2017, 39-year-old Jeffrey J. Rumsey ran from a traffic stop in Big Flats, New York, and was last seen entering the Chemung River while state troopers were in pursuit. Troopers did not see him come out on the far side; that entry into the frigid water is the last confirmed sighting.

Jeffrey is described as a white male, 6 feet 3 inches, about 200 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes and a tattoo on his right elbow. He was wearing a black t-shirt, jeans and boots when he fled. Search and rescue efforts, including a state police K-9 unit, searched the river and banks but found no trace.

The investigation remains open and the circumstances of the traffic stop and why he entered the river are unresolved. Does anyone have information about Jeffrey’s movements in Big Flats that day or recall seeing him near the Chemung River?