Name: Donald Lawrence Smith Sr.
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: March 25, 1971
Location Last Seen: Frenchman's Bay, Washington County, Maine
Date of Birth: April 18, 1931
Age: 40 Years
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
On March 25, 1971, at around 2:00 p.m., Donald Smith and five other people left Hancock Pt. to go clamming on Steve's Island.
At around 6:30 p.m., the boat's motor got snarled up in a rope from an old lobster trap, causing the boat to capsize. All aboard were thrown into the ocean. Only one passenger survived and was able to swim to safety to a nearby island. The bodies of two of the passengers were recovered. Donald, Melvin Murphy and Mack Sturgeon were not recovered and are presumed drowned.
Agency Name: Maine Marine Patrol - Division II
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Colin MacDonald
Agency Phone Number: 207-667-3373
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: MP71-1368
NamUs Case Number: 39523
NamUs
Evening Express - Mar. 26, 1971
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Added: 03/24/2024; Last Updated: 03/24/2024 - By: mc
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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