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Claude Chivers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Hope/Turnagain Arm, Alaska on Jun 18, 1983

Victim Details

Jul 16, 2019

Mar 22, 2024

Claude

Chivers

74

31

68 inches

205 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 18, 1983

Hope/Turnagain Arm

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

57354

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

C83-3463

1983-06-20

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

08/02/2026


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On a June day in 1983, 31-year-old Claude Chivers and his companion, 29-year-old Joseph Galbo, embarked on a canoe trip that would become their last. The two men set out on 6 Mile Creek in the scenic but challenging Turnagain Arm area near Hope, Alaska, on June 18th. Chivers, a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, stood at 5'8" and weighed around 205 pounds. He was reportedly wearing blue jeans, a plaid shirt, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat at the time of his disappearance. Their ...
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Last Seen: Jun 18, 1983

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    Has anyone looked into whether the weather conditions on June 18, 1983, could have been a factor in ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been curious about the dog that was found during the search for Chivers and Galbo? I... ...Read More
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