Valeriano Flores-Mata Missing Person Case

Jun 23, 2016

Mar 13, 2024

Valeriano

Flores-Mata

54

32

63 inches

150 lbs

Uncertain

Male

In the remote Alaskan outpost of St. Paul, the evening of July 24, 2004, marked the last time 32-year-old Valeriano Flores-Mata was seen. He was aboard or near the fishing vessel F/V Deep Pacific as it made preparations to depart from St. Paul Harbor at approximately 9:15 p.m. Flores-Mata, a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes, stood at 5'3" and weighed around 150 pounds. At the time of his disappearance, he had a shaven head, a mustache, and a goatee. He was dressed for the unforgiving Alaskan weather in a black jacket, dark-colored jeans, a dark-colored stocking cap, and tan rubber work boots. Notably, he was not wearing a personal flotation device. A scar on his right hand served as a distinguishing physical feature. The F/V Deep Pacific set out to sea as planned, but a few hours into the voyage, the crew made a disturbing discovery: Valeriano Flores-Mata was nowhere to be found on the vessel. The realization that he was missing prompted immediate and extensive search efforts. Both the U.S. Coast Guard and the St. Paul Police Department were mobilized to conduct thorough searches on land and at sea, but their efforts were met with no success. The vast and unforgiving environment of the Bering Sea offered no clues as to his whereabouts. The disappearance of Valeriano Flores-Mata remains an unresolved and troubling case. With no signs of him on the vessel or in the surrounding waters, the circumstances of how he vanished are shrouded in mystery. The official investigation, led by the Alaska State Troopers, has yielded no definitive answers, and the case is considered an endangered missing person case. The lack of evidence and witnesses has made it difficult to determine what transpired that night in St. Paul Harbor, leaving his family and friends without closure. The case serves as a somber reminder of the perils faced in the maritime industry and the profound impact of a person vanishing without a trace.

Jul 24, 2004

St. Paul

Alaska

Aleutians West Census Area

No

18461

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

040060848

Alaska State Troopers

Black

Brown

Brown

07/27/2026