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Edward Cantrell Missing Person Case

Last seen in Seward, Alaska on Feb 03, 1999

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

May 13, 2024

Edward

Cantrell

53

26

76 inches

220 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 03, 1999

Seward

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

77779

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

99-8463

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/03/2026


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On a cold day in February 1999, 26-year-old Edward 'Ed' Cantrell, a male from Seward, Alaska, was working as the captain of the F/V Northern Aurora. The 30-foot wooden longline cod fishing vessel was navigating the waters of Resurrection Bay when it encountered treacherous conditions. An accumulation of severe icing on the vessel made it dangerously unstable. The weight of the ice ultimately caused the Northern Aurora to capsize and wash ashore on Fox Island. While one crewman, Neil Ma ...
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Last Seen: Feb 03, 1999

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    Has anyone else been following the case of Edward and the F/V Northern Aurora incident in Resurrecti... ...Read More
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