missing person report
noun
: a document that officially reports that someone is missing
They've filed a missing person report with the police.
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On September 21, Deano’s wife Victoria filed a missing person report with the New Mexico State Police.
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Search efforts began after the missing person report was filed, with search teams traveling on foot and mountain bikes, with the additional use of drones and helicopters.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The sheriff's office said that around 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 14, deputies responded to a missing person report regarding Plasencia near NW 72 Avenue and NW 58 Street.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
By foot, through drones and police helicopter, detectives and park rangers started searching the area Sept. 5 after a missing person report was filed three days earlier outside of Phoenix, police said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Search efforts began after the missing person report was filed, with search teams traveling on foot and mountain bikes, with the additional use of drones and helicopters.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The sheriff's office said that around 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 14, deputies responded to a missing person report regarding Plasencia near NW 72 Avenue and NW 58 Street.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
By foot, through drones and police helicopter, detectives and park rangers started searching the area Sept. 5 after a missing person report was filed three days earlier outside of Phoenix, police said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Missing person report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing%20person%20report. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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