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Craig Layson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Talkeetna, Alaska on Aug 04, 2018

Victim Details

Aug 21, 2018

Jan 12, 2024

Craig

Layson

66

58

69 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 04, 2018

Talkeetna

Alaska

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

No

40652

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK18055502

2018-08-04

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Blue

Blue

08/13/2026


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On August 4, 2018, 58-year-old Craig Layson, a male pilot from Michigan, was conducting a sightseeing tour that departed from Talkeetna, Alaska, with four passengers from Poland. The flight, operated by K2 Aviation, was scheduled to be a one-hour tour of Denali National Park. However, the de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver airplane never returned to the airport in Talkeetna. Shortly after flying over the base camp for Denali, the plane's GPS tracker stopped moving. The aircraft had crashed high on a ...
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Last Seen: Aug 04, 2018

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