Roy Joseph Hastings Jr., 65, vanished from Grand Rivers, Livingston County, Kentucky, in late winter 2011 after a troubling encounter on the Cumberland River Bridge. On February 11, his vehicle was involved in an incident on the bridge and a passing motorist stopped to help. The witness says Hastings urged her to move on for her safety, then she left him on the bridge with his vehicle. That was the last confirmed sighting.

Investigators found a puzzling scene and developed two main theories: he may have been struck by a second, unknown vehicle and thrown from the bridge into the river, or he may have jumped from the bridge himself. There are no definitive witnesses or evidence that resolve what happened.

Hastings was a white male, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet 0 inches, 170 to 175 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes, eyeglasses, dentures, a large mole on the back of his head near the hairline, and a tattoo of a long dagger on his right forearm. He was last seen wearing a plaid or striped jacket or shirt, jeans, and a watch. Anyone who was on or near the Cumberland River Bridge that night or who has information about Hastings’ whereabouts is asked to come forward.