Corey Blaine Coleman, 54, vanished into the Alaskan wilderness after a violent confrontation near the 33-mile marker of Glacier Highway on January 10, 2024. The dispute with a 72-year-old property owner, who found Coleman trespassing, escalated and left the owner with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the head from his own handgun. Coleman fled the scene in a small silver truck and was last seen by a passenger walking into the woods at the end of the road near Echo Cove.

Authorities identified Coleman as the suspect in the assault, recovered the truck and the weapon, and conducted searches of the area with the Juneau Police Department and Alaska State Troopers. Signs of his presence were found, but it remained unclear whether he sheltered in the backcountry or returned to a populated area.

Search efforts and the investigation shifted from locating a suspect to treating Coleman as a missing person; the Juneau Police Department formally listed him as missing to keep the case visible and aid future identification if remains are found. The combination of a violent incident and entry into harsh Alaskan wilderness leaves many unanswered questions. If anyone knows Coleman’s movements before or after January 10, or saw him near Glacier Highway or Echo Cove, please come forward with information.