Jerry Kenneth Pace, 52, of Glenallen, Missouri, disappeared after setting out on an unusual water journey in early spring 2024. On March 5 he was reportedly dropped off at the Diversion Channel in Cape Girardeau County with plans to sail an inflatable raft to the Mississippi River, then downstream to New Orleans and possibly on to the Florida Keys. He has not been seen or heard from since that day.

Pace is described as brown-haired, brown-eyed, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 131 pounds. Authorities have provided few specifics about the raft or what provisions he may have taken, leaving major gaps about what he faced on the water. The Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation and has asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone saw Jerry near the Diversion Channel on or after March 5, 2024, or has details about his planned route or the raft he used, please share what is known.