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Missing: Mark Wade Potts, 44, last seen in Claymont, DE on May 11, 2009
Mark Wade Potts was 44 years old when last seen in Claymont, DE on May 11, 2009. Sex: Male; Height: 5 ft 6 in; Weight: 185 lb; Hair: Black; Eyes: Brown. Distinguishing features and clothing: Other distinctive physical characteristic: Right handed.; Eyewear: Gold color framed glasses.
It was subsequently reported by the Delaware River Port Authority, that a man has driven his vehicle onto the Commodore Barry Bridge in Lane 5 between H & G Gantry at 09:35 Am, 5/11/10, exited the vehicle and was witnessed jumping over the side of the bridge into the Delaware River. The man was not seen again. No body was ever located. ~~The vehicle on the bridge was a 2003 GMC Yukon SUV, color black bearing DE registration PC478018. Keys were left in the vehicle, which was registered to Mark Wade Potts.
NamUs case MP9352. Source: NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice).
Anyone with information should contact the New Castle County Police Department at (302) 573-2800 (case number 32-10-0501-19). In an emergency, call 911. Please do not try to search for or approach anyone yourself.
This case is listed on NamUs, the U.S. Justice Department's national database of missing persons, where cases are entered by law enforcement and medical examiners. The case and photos are also on Community Report.
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