Yolanda Nowpakahok Missing Person Case

On April 27, 2005, a deep sense of sorrow fell over the Siberian Yupik village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Eleven-year-old Yolanda Naomi Nowpakahok, a young female member of the community, was on a traditional whale hunting expedition with her family when tragedy struck. The skin-covered boat she was in, an 18-foot vessel, capsized in the frigid waters of the Bering Sea, approximately five to eight miles offshore. This devastating incident occurred in the early morning hours, arou ...
Last Seen: Apr 27, 2005

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Yolanda Naomi Nowpakahok (1994-2005) - Find a Grave