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Matthew Craig Missing Person Case

Last seen in Talkeetna, Alaska on Jun 04, 1992

Victim Details

Oct 24, 2018

Oct 04, 2023

Matthew

Craig

58

24

76 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 04, 1992

Talkeetna

Alaska

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

No

41523

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

920037370

1992-06-04

Alaska State Troopers

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/18/2026


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On a spring day in June of 1992, 24-year-old Matthew Andrews Craig vanished into the turbulent waters of the Big Susitna River in Alaska. He was canoeing with another person about a quarter-mile upstream from the Parks Highway bridge near Talkeetna. As their canoe approached the bridge, it capsized, plunging both individuals into the cold river. While his companion managed to get to safety, Matthew was last seen clinging to the overturned canoe as the current carried him downstream, away from th ...
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Last Seen: Jun 04, 1992

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