Michael Wayne Ogborn, 22, went missing on October 29, 2014, after a high-speed police pursuit that ended when the pickup he was driving entered the Missouri River north of Council Bluffs, near Crescent, Iowa. Officers had attempted a traffic stop around 1:45 p.m.; Michael initially began to pull over but then accelerated when a passenger, Jeffrey Huff, reportedly told him the truck was stolen. Two passengers, Huff and Heidi Baxter, escaped the submerged vehicle and were taken into custody.
Witnesses reported Michael swimming in the river after the truck entered the water, but no one saw him reach shore. He was not a strong swimmer, and investigators searched the river beginning the same day and for several days afterward without locating him. Authorities considered drowning the most likely explanation but did not recover his remains, and the case was documented as a missing-person investigation overseen by Omaha police.
Michael was described as about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall, 180 to 190 pounds, with short brown hair, hazel eyes and numerous tattoos including a heart with wings, two dice, a banner reading 1991 on his inner forearm, a red and black five-pointed star on his ankle and a red Chevrolet emblem and Chevy on his foot. He was also known as Michael Wayne Allmon.
If anyone saw Michael on October 29, 2014, or has information about his whereabouts after the truck entered the Missouri River, please share what is known.