Tyler Jacob Keplin, 27, disappeared from a remote area near Kettle Falls, Washington, on July 7, 2023. Employed at a job site on Mingo Mountain Road, he reportedly left on foot claiming he intended to walk home after expressing fear of being tracked and making disjointed statements. He left his wallet and phone behind and was last seen in a black or gray shirt, faded black shorts, and black shoes.

Tyler is Native American, affiliated with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, 5 feet 9 inches and about 200 to 220 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, several tattoos including Native and Pride on his forearms and a bear paw on his right calf, and a scar on the top of his head. His family says he had mental-health struggles and heavy drinking, and had stopped drinking three days earlier; authorities issued a missing Indigenous person alert. If anyone saw Tyler that day or knows his possible whereabouts, please share what you know.