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James Day Missing Person Case

Last seen in Montegue Island, Alaska on Sep 27, 1990

Victim Details

Mar 28, 2019

Feb 13, 2024

James

Day

85

50

69 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 27, 1990

Montegue Island

Alaska

Valdez–Cordova Census Area

No

48879

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

900066221

1990-09-28

Alaska State Troopers

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

08/07/2026


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On September 27, 1990, a 50-year-old man named James Lawrence Day, known to some as Larry, disappeared from the area around Montague Island, Alaska. He was the owner and operator of the fishing vessel 'Days End'. On that late September day, conditions in the Gulf of Alaska were challenging, and it is believed that Mr. Day encountered trouble at sea. The circumstances surrounding what happened remain unclear, but it marked the last time anyone had contact with him.

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Last Seen: Sep 27, 1990

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