Claude Chivers Missing from Hope/Turnagain Arm, Alaska age 31

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Chivers disappeared with Joseph Dominic Galbo from Hope, Alaska on June 18, 1983. The two men were on a canoe trip on 6 Mile Creek, in the Turnagain Arm area, and never returned.

The canoe was found floating upright and unoccupied near Millers Creek, east of Cook Inlet. Searchers found the body of the men's dog, and a life jacket believed to be from the canoe, but no sign of Galbo or Chivers. They are presumed drowned.

Photos of Galbo are unavailable. He was 29 years old at the ...Read More
Last Seen: Jun 18, 1983

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Victim Details

created

Jul 16, 2019

Case Added

Mar 22, 2024

firstname

Claude

lastname

Chivers

Current Age

73

Age at Disappearance

31

Height

68 inches

Weight

205 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Male

Last Seen

Jun 18, 1983

City

Hope/Turnagain Arm

State

Alaska

County

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Tribal Land

No

Agency ID

57354

Agency Name

Alaska State Troopers

Agency City

Anchorage

Agency State

Alaska

Agency County

Anchorage Borough

Agency Zip Code

99507

Agency Contact

Malia Miller

Contact Job Title

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

Agency Address

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

Agency Phone

9072695511

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

C83-3463

Agency Report Date

1983-06-20

Primary Agency

Alaska State Troopers

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

solved

No

Area Last Seen:

Claude Chivers
Missing

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