Baruch Aaron Roberts, 78, was reported missing after leaving Friendship, Maine, on what was described as a multi-day kayaking and camping trip on July 21, 2019. NamUs describes him as White, 5 feet 10 inches, about 150 pounds, with gray thinning hair, blue eyes, a white beard, scars on his legs from a chainsaw accident, and wearing khaki cotton shorts, a button-down shirt, white socks, sneakers, a ball cap, and reading glasses.

Roberts’ empty kayak was found in Muscongus Bay near Allen Island. The kayak had a Coast Guard If found sticker with contact information, which allowed the Coast Guard to reach Roberts’ daughter and link the craft to him. Coast Guard crews, the Cutter Ocracoke, an MH-60 helicopter, Maine Marine Patrol, Friendship Fire Department members and volunteers searched waters and shoreline; the Coast Guard suspended its active search by the evening of July 23, 2019, with Maine Marine Patrol continuing limited searches for a time. The Maine Marine Patrol is listed as the investigating agency.

If anyone was on or near Allen Island or Muscongus Bay around July 21–23, 2019, and remembers anything about a lone kayaker, the investigating agency may still want to hear from you.