Shane Alan VanOrden, 44, was last seen in late June or early July 2022 near Thorne Bay on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. A resident of Ketchikan since 2005, he was believed to be trying to hitchhike to Craig. He is 5 feet 11 inches, about 180 pounds, with black hair often worn in a ponytail, a close-cropped beard, brown eyes, and a bright red strawberry-shaped birthmark on his chest near his heart.

His disappearance was not officially reported for several months. An ex-girlfriend requested a welfare check on September 9, 2022, and the Alaska State Troopers issued a missing persons alert on October 26, 2022. Investigators found that a storage unit registered to him had been auctioned, and there have been numerous unconfirmed sightings. Foul play is not currently suspected, and searches are complicated by the island’s rugged, sparsely populated terrain.

If anyone saw Shane in the Thorne Bay or Craig area in summer 2022 or has information about the auctioned storage unit, please come forward.