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Notice: After paddling 7.5 miles upstream on the flood-stage Menominee River — searching the riverbank, under strainers and sweepers, and in backwaters — Team MibSAR was able locate Andy Bray well below Piers Gorge in Wisconsin's Merinette County on the evening of April 21, 2017.
- Andy's obituary by the Ortman Funeral Home
- Andy's obituary graphic by Team MibSAR
- Andy's Facebook obituary graphic by Team MibSAR
- April 24, 2017 Daily News article (Iron Mountain, Michigan)
- April 23, 2017 UPmatters.com article (Marquette, Michigan)
- April 23, 2017 TV 6 story (Negaunee, Michigan)
- April 23, 2017 Green Bay Press-Gazette article (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
- April 23, 2017 ABC 2 story (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
- Search operation photo album
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Without a trace...
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Andrew "Andy" Michael Bray; white male; age 78; 5'10"; 215-225 lbs; gray or partially-gray hair; gray beard and mustache; blue eyes |
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Andy may have been wearing a navy-blue nylon winter jacket and a pair of brown boots. |
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The search area |
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Andrew "Andy" Michael Bray of Norway, Michigan was last seen by relatives on December 29, 2016 in the village of Norway.
On January 3, a snowplow driver found Andy's vehicle parked near the Menominee River, at the Bomber's Golf Course in Niagara, Wisconsin. A set of footprints led down the riverbank and out onto a piece of river ice. This area is located along the common border between Michigan and Wisconsin, in Michigan's Dickinson County and Wisconsin's Marinette County
Divers from the Marinette County Sheriff's Department dive team, and officers from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources using a remote-controlled underwater search vehicle, were unable to locate Andy, or any sign of him.
The search was called off indefinitely due to darkness, poor weather conditions, deep water, and strong, treacherous currents.
Unfortunately, Andy has never been located, and no trace of him has ever been found.
According to family members, Andy was in poor health and endangered.
If you know of Andy's whereabouts, or anything about his disappearance, please say something, today!
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News Media Archive
01-02-17: "Family Seeks Missing Norway Man," Daily News (Iron Mountain, Michigan) |
01-02-17: "Search is On for Norway Man," TV 6 UpperMichiganSource.com (Negaunee, Michigan) |
01-03-17: "Divers Search Menominee River for Missing Man," TV 6 UpperMichiganSource.com (Negaunee, Michigan) |
01-03-17: "Norway Man Still Missing," WNMU-FM (Marquette, Michigan) |
01-03-17: "Authorities Call Off River Search for Missing Man," Daily News (Iron Mountain, Michigan) |
01-03-17: "Investigators Search for Missing Man," NBC26.com (Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
01-03-17: "Marinette Co. Officials Search for Missing Norway, MI Man," Fox11online.com (Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
01-04-17: "Search Suspended Indefinitely for Missing Man," ABC10up.com (Ishpeming, Michigan) |
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Missing-Person Database
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National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice |
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This missing-person case is listed in the U.S. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database.
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Social-Media-Friendly Graphics
To download a printable, shareable, social-media-friendly missing-person poster for this case, click here and drag the image onto your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer. |
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Printable Missing-Person Poster |
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To download a social-media-friendly Information-Wanted graphic for this case, click here and drag the image onto your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer. |
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Social-media-friendly Information-Wanted Graphic |
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To download a social-media-friendly Ribbon for this case, click here and drag the image onto your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer. |
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Social-media-friendly Ribbon |
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To download a social-media-friendly Badge for this case, click here and drag the image onto your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer. |
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Social-media-friendly Badge |
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How to Report Tips
Report a tip to the Norway City Police Department at
Report a tip anonymously via Crime Stoppers USA at
- Phone: 1.800.222.8477
- Internet: Web Tips
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Operational Cartography
Geo-Magnetic Compass beta for field operations
1:24,000 USGS quadrangle list for field operations
- 1:24,000 USGS Norway, Michigan/Wisconsin (1955) Quadrangle
- 1:24,000 Pembine, Wisconsin (1982) Quadrangle
- 1:24,000 USGS Faithhorn, Michigan/Wisconsin (1982) Quadrangle
- 1:24,000 USGS Vulcan, Michigan/Wisconsin (1955) Quadrangle
1:24,000 Search-Area Quadrangle
Detailed Search-Sector Quadrangles
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Thank you for taking the time to visit Andrew Bray's Missing-Person Website.
If you know something about Andy's disappearance, please say something, today!
Investigative Web site design and hosting, and graphics, donated courtesy of Michael Neiger—Lead Investigator with Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR) www.MibSAR.com.
MibSAR is a small, Long Range Special Operations Group (LRSOG) based in Marquette, Michigan whose search-and-recovery operators are dedicated to investigating select unsolved missing-person cases and homicide cold cases in the remote bush between the Great Lakes in northern Michigan, USA, and the Arctic Ocean’s Lower Hudson Bay in Ontario, Canada.
An independent investigator, Michael Neiger is a 26-year veteran of the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP). He holds, or has held, memberships in the following professional organizations:
National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) |
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International Society of Professional Trackers (ISPT) |
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International Association of Cold Case Investigators (IACCI) |
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International Crime Scene Investigators Association (ICSIA) |
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International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) |
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American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) |
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International Association for Identification (IAI) |
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All of Michael Neiger's searches, investigations, work products, and other services are provided free of charge to victims, their families and advocates, and agencies of jurisdiction.
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