August Richard Schwabenland, 75, disappeared from Gold Beach, Oregon, on November 13, 2004. He had health conditions requiring medication and was last reliably seen by his caregiver at about 1:30 p.m.; a later sighting at about 4:00 p.m. had him driving his maroon 1996 Buick LeSabre (Oregon plate YWZ-945) after shopping. He was described as a white male between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 1 inch, about 210 pounds, with graying hair, blue eyes, eyeglasses with steel frames, and a chest scar from prior heart surgery. That evening there were reports he left a restaurant and bar on North Bank Rogue River Road at about 7:00 p.m., driving downriver toward Gold Beach, but he never returned home and was reported missing by his caregiver on November 16, 2004.

Investigators learned he withdrew $200 that day and that he frequented casinos and the Nesika Beach rest area. The route along North Bank River Road runs beside the Rogue River, and a prevailing theory is that a medical event may have caused him to leave the roadway and enter the water. Initial dive searches were impeded by murky conditions, and volunteer sonar scans over the years have not located his vehicle or any sign of him. The Curry County Sheriff’s Department lists the case as open.

Did anyone who knew August, Richard, or Dick and his habits around Gold Beach notice anything unusual on November 13, 2004?