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Michael Ericson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dillingham, Alaska on Jan 27, 1996

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

May 31, 2024

Michael

Ericson

62

32

73 inches

195 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 27, 1996

Dillingham

Alaska

Dillingham Census Area

No

77705

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

8815

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

08/04/2026


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On January 27, 1996, a then 32-year-old Michael Kirk Ericson was working aboard the F/V Pacesetter, a 127-foot steel-hulled crab fishing vessel. The boat and its seven-person crew were in the Bering Sea when they encountered a violent storm. The last known communication from the vessel was on January 26, 1996. The following day, the ship's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon automatically activated, sending a distress signal. This signal was pinpointed to a location approximately 60 ...
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Last Seen: Jan 27, 1996

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