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John Francis Bolden, 35, disappeared after a boating accident on February 27, 1998. He set sail from Miramar, Florida, bound for Bimini in the Bahamas on a 19-foot pleasure craft with two other men, Fred King and Dairo Restrepo. The boat capsized off Haulover Beach and later drifted toward Cape Canaveral.

Bolden attempted to swim to shore for help but did not make it. Two days later King and Restrepo were rescued by the Coast Guard, clinging to the capsized boat about 35 miles off the Florida coast. Despite an extensive search, no trace of Bolden was ever found; he is presumed to have drowned. At the time he was wearing a white polo shirt, tan pants, and a life preserver, and had a scar over his left eye. His case remains open and listed as lost or injured missing.

If anyone has information about Bolden, his last hours at sea, or saw the boat after February 27, 1998, please come forward.