Mark Bachelder, September 22, 1974, At Quintana Beach, Brazoria County, TX

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Mark Bachelder
Missing September 22, 1974
17 years old at time of disappearance
Wearing cut-off blue jeans
Mark had brown hair, blue eyes
Mark had worn a back brace at one time
He had a surfboard attached to his ankle by a rope

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Mark disappeared along with his friend, David Hesterlee. Both young men were 17 and both had surfboards tied to their ankles. The boys were last seen by a fisherman who was watching them surf, he said he turned away and when he looked back they were gone. Both boys were never found. Their surf boards were also never located. The surf boards were described as follows:

Mark Bachelder Surf Board
White on top
Bright Yellow on bottom
"Sunshine" written on deck of board
Indain on horse Drawn on belly of board.
One red fin with gold trim amd around skeg.

David Hesterlee Surfboard:
Older board
Dinged up
One ding on deck filled with purple wax
Two black fins
Duct tape alone side of board at front and back
Design not clear
Pale Yellow all around

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Mark Bachelder

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Mark

[Startex]

It is not known if there is a nexus between this find and Mark. But, they were found after Mark was lost and down the beach a couple of miles from where he was missing. But it was it is a thought , the Brazoria County Sheriff has been reminded of this.

The first find was initially reported to current Brazoria County Sheriff Charles Wagner who was then Captain at the Freeport Police Department.

FYI the man to contact at BCSO is Captain Chris Kinchloe 979-849-2441.

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Missing persons name: Mark Lindsey Bachelder
Date of disappearance: Sept 22, 1974
Missing persons birthdate: May 18, 1957
Age at time of disappearance: 17
Height: 5'8
Weight: 125lbs
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Male
Aliases :
Distinguishing characteristics:
Scars Marks Tattoos Fractures:
Medical Conditions: Broke back in accident wore back brace for many months
Clothing Jewelry: bluejean cutoffs
Missing from: Bryan Beach, Freeport, Tex
Law enforcement agency name: Angleton
Investigator: Capt Jean Smith
Agency phone number: NA
Agency case number: NA
NCIC Number: NA
Is dental information available: Yes
Are fingerprints available: No
Case classification: Missing
Circumstances of disappearance: Surfing off of Bryan Beach him and another friend named David Hesterlee. Both came up missing, both 17yrs old.

[perl]

Warms my heart to see this here. I've known about Mark's disappearance for many years now and it's great to see somebody thinking about the case.

Oh and who is the attractive young Lieutenant in the newspaper article? Anybody know what ever happened to him?

[Dutton]

The Lt. is still investigating cold cases. He has children and now knows how important closure is for the families of missing people.

[Startex]

General area where the two are missing from.
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Originally Posted by Startex

It is not known if there is a nexus between this find and Mark. But, they were found after Mark was lost and down the beach a couple of miles from where he was missing. But it was it is a thought , the Brazoria County Sheriff has been reminded of this.

The first find was initially reported to current Brazoria County Sheriff Charles Wagner who was then Captain at the Freeport Police Department.

FYI the man to contact at BCSO is Captain Chris Kinchloe 979-849-2441.

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