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Stephen Mack Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dillingham, Alaska on Jan 27, 1996

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Feb 14, 2024

Stephen

Mack

69

39

74 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 27, 1996

Dillingham

Alaska

Dillingham Census Area

No

77653

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

960006280

1996-01-28

Alaska State Troopers

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/05/2026


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On a cold January day in 1996, 39-year-old Stephen Joseph Mack, a male from Dillingham, Alaska, was aboard the fishing vessel 'Pacesetter' when it tragically sank. The vessel, a 127-foot steel-hulled crab fishing boat, went down approximately 65 nautical miles south of St. George Island in the Bering Sea. Stephen, along with the six other crew members, disappeared into the frigid waters. The crew included Captain Matthew Pope, Richard Anderson, Michael Ericson, Byron Koesterman, Elias ...
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Last Seen: Jan 27, 1996

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