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Scott Nyland Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dillingham, Alaska on Nov 01, 1999

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Feb 21, 2024

Scott

Nyland

52

26

69 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 01, 1999

Dillingham

Alaska

Dillingham Census Area

No

77388

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

990074217

1999-11-01

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/07/2026


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On November 1, 1999, a 26-year-old man named Scott Morgan Nyland, from Dillingham, Alaska, was working aboard the fishing vessel Sunset Bay in the turbulent waters of the Gulf of Alaska. The vessel was located approximately 280 miles southeast of Kodiak when the unimaginable happened. For reasons that remain unclear, Scott went overboard into the frigid ocean. At the time of the incident, he was not wearing any type of survival suit or personal flotation device, critical gear for anyone working ...
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I came across an article about Scott going overboard from the Sunset Bay, and it's been on my mind. ... ...Read More
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