Patrick Lewis Sukeforth was 33 when he was last seen on May 27, 2002, after a boating incident on the Delaware River near New Castle, Delaware. He was a passenger on a 1987, 23-foot Chris Craft named The Hardwood, which reportedly struck underwater debris and lost use of its outdrive. After the boat drifted toward the center of the river and a large tanker appeared to be approaching, Patrick is reported to have grabbed a boat bumper and entered the water; he was not recovered.

NamUs lists him as a White male, brown hair, blue eyes, approximately 6 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 5 inches tall, 225 to 230 pounds, with distinctive tattoos: a large tiger head on his left shoulder and chest, a deer head on his right arm, and a heart with a screw on his chest. Clothing that day may have included a backward baseball cap, gray hooded sweatshirt, sleeveless white tank top, jean shorts and Dockers, sandals or sneakers; he reportedly wore a silver chain and a Kenneth Cole watch. Records note cold water, strong currents and a shipping channel averaging about 45 feet deep.

Anyone with information about Patrick’s whereabouts or who witnessed the incident is asked to come forward.