U.S. Sailor Goes Missing from Bar – Mother Pleads for Help

Seamus Gray, 21, disappeared from a bar in Illinois during the wee hours following St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The official date of his disappearance is March 18. The search has reached a standstill. His mother is pleading for help to find her missing son.

The Police
Waukegan Police Cmdr. Scott Chastain told reporters Friday the last time Gray was captured on surveillance footage he was in “close proximity” to the harbor in Waukegan along Lake Michigan. But exhaustive searches on land and water, including with the help of 100 fellow Navy personnel, have come up empty.

“The problem is with the cold weather right now and the cold temperatures in the water, if somebody does go in the water, they are not coming up right away,” he added. “I was told by our fire department the gases in the body won’t come out right away because of the cold, which makes them stay under the water a little bit longer than normal.”

Chastain hailed the U.S. Navy’s help in the search, saying law enforcement is “very appreciative of that” and “I know the family was as well to see his fellow Navy men come out here and search.”

But “right now, we are just kind of at a standstill,” he said, pleading to the public for information for anyone who may have come into contact with Gray after 2 a.m. the morning of March 18.

The Currents
“The problem is with the cold weather right now and the cold temperatures in the water, if somebody does go in the water, they are not coming up right away,” he added. “I was told by our fire department the gases in the body won’t come out right away because of the cold, which makes them stay under the water a little bit longer than normal.”

Chastain hailed the U.S. Navy’s help in the search, saying law enforcement is “very appreciative of that” and “I know the family was as well to see his fellow Navy men come out here and search.”

But “right now, we are just kind of at a standstill,” he said, pleading to the public for information for anyone who may have come into contact with Gray after 2 a.m. the morning of March 18.

His Mother
“I would like everybody’s help to find my son,” she said, according to Fox32Chicago. “I’m here, I’m going through dumpsters looking for my son.”

Gray was last seen wearing a pink/red shirt and pants. He stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his left arm and rib cage.