Above: Claypool, circa 1998
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 12, 1998 from Lake Worth, Florida Classification: Lost/Injured Missing Date of Birth: January 25, 1962 Age: 35 years old Height and Weight: 5'8, 175 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance
Claypool was last seen in Lake Worth, Florida on January 12, 1998. He was diving with some friends that day and disappeared while trying to surface from a 245-foot dive on a sunken barge two miles off the Port of Palm Beach. Claypool apparently lost control of his buoyancy and began to struggle. Two companions tried to help him, while a fourth diver made it to the top and alerted dive boat. Claypool never surfaced and has never been heard from again. He is presumed to have drowned.Claypool was employed as a police detective in West Palm Beach, Florida at the time of his disappearance.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated January 8, 2008; details of disappearance updated.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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