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Neal Gutleben Missing Person Case

Last seen in Quinhagak, Alaska on Oct 20, 2020

Victim Details

Nov 18, 2020

Feb 23, 2024

Neal

Gutleben

50

45

70 inches

220 lbs

Asian

Male

Oct 20, 2020

Quinhagak

Alaska

Bethel Census Area

No

95332

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK20078884

2020-10-21

Alaska State Troopers

6865

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/01/2026


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In the autumn of 2020, 45-year-old Neal Gutleben was one of seven people who vanished during a boat journey in the coastal region of Alaska. The group, which also included Chad Chadwick, Alexie Nose, Michael Sharp, Bernice Waska, Elizabeth Wassillie, and Wilson Wassillie, was last seen on October 20, 2020. Their expedition reportedly began on October 17, when three of the men left the village of Quinhagak in a 22-foot welded aluminum boat to go seal hunting. They traveled to Bethel where they pi ...
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