Above: Mergen, circa 1990
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: January 24, 1990 from Palm Beach County, Florida Classification: Lost/Injured Missing Date of Birth: April 25, 1966 Age: 23 years old Height and Weight: 6'1, 185 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Mergen's nickname is Mike.
Details of Disappearance
Mergen was disappeared from Palm Beach County, Florida on January 24, 1990. He was teaching a friend, Henry Salvatori, how to fly a plane at the time. The two men flew out of Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) in a Cessna 152 at 7:23 p.m. They were on a routine training flight en route to Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana, Florida. They were seen practicing landings at Lantana, but they never returned to PBIA. Mergen and Salvatori are believed to have crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, but an extensive search turned up no sign of them or the plane.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004.
Last updated July 20, 2009; casefile added.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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