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Jim Napoka Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bethel, Alaska on Oct 22, 2013

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Feb 08, 2024

Jim

Napoka

58

46

67 inches

160 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Oct 22, 2013

Bethel

Alaska

Bethel Census Area

Bethel

No

77869

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK13081453

2013-10-25

Alaska State Troopers

na

Black

Brown

Brown

No

08/06/2026


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In the vast and often unforgiving landscape of Alaska, the disappearance of Jim Lee Napoka in the autumn of 2013 remains a somber mystery. At 46 years old, the American Indian / Alaska Native man was a resident of Bethel, a regional hub in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. On October 22, 2013, he spoke with his family, assuring them that he was fine and that he anticipated arriving in the village of Tuntutuliak the following day. He had embarked on a journey by small boat from Tuluksak, another village ...
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Last Seen: Oct 22, 2013

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