Charles William Brown

• Missing Since 08/22/2025
• Missing From Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Age 55 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 210 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A short-sleeved blue and white checkered flannel shirt, dark-colored shorts and brown flip-flops. A photo of Brown in those clothes is posted with this case summary.
• Associated Vehicle(s) 32-foot red and white Bristol B32 sailboat, called the Rossa, with the Wisconsin registration number 1746GL
• Distinguishing Characteristics White male. Gray hair, blue eyes.

Details of Disappearance

Brown was last seen walking towards his 32-foot red and white Bristol B32 sailboat, the Rossa, which was docked at McKinley Marina in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 11:02 a.m. on August 22, 2025. He has never been heard from again and his boat is also missing.

Photos of the Rossa, which has the Wisconsin registration number 1746GL, are posted with this case summary. Brown is presumed to have drowned in Lake Michigan.