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Manu Lagai Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dillingham, Alaska on Jan 15, 2005

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Jan 12, 2024

Manu

Lagai

54

33

71 inches

170 lbs

Asian

Male

Jan 15, 2005

Dillingham

Alaska

Dillingham Census Area

No

77486

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

050003831

2005-01-15

Alaska State Troopers

8586

Black

Brown

Brown

07/29/2026


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On January 15, 2005, a then 33-year-old Manu Lagai was working as a crew member aboard the F/V Sultan, a 134-foot crab fishing vessel, in the frigid waters of the Bering Sea. It was the opening day of the opilio crab season, a notoriously dangerous time for fishermen in Alaska. The vessel was approximately 150 miles northwest of St. Paul Island when a tragic accident occurred. Lagai was reportedly struck by a crab pot and knocked overboard into the treacherous sea. He was wearing orange rain gea ...
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Last Seen: Jan 15, 2005

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    Did anyone else catch the part about Manu frequently being on deck without a life vest? I've been fo... ...Read More
    06/19/2023
    Was anyone else looking into the weather conditions on the Bering Sea the day Manu went overboard? I... ...Read More
    04/09/2023
    Hey everyone, I've been following the case of Manu, the crew member from the F/V Sultan who went ove... ...Read More
    02/23/2023
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