KLynn Love Missing Person Case

Dec 19, 2016

Jul 30, 2024

KLynn

Love

65

21

64 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the autumn of 1981, a sense of quiet anticipation settled over Seward, Alaska, a small port town nestled against the dramatic backdrop of Resurrection Bay. For 22-year-old K'Lynn Love, it was a time of hopeful journeys. On November 20th, she, along with John Corbett and 43-year-old Newell Noyes, boarded a 32-foot boat named the 'Nannie D'. Their destination was Three Hole Bay, a trip that should have been a routine voyage in the vast and beautiful Alaskan waters. K'Lynn, a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, and her companions set out from the harbor, leaving the familiar sights of Seward behind them. The waters of the North Pacific, however, are notoriously unpredictable, and what began as a simple trip soon turned into an enduring mystery. The 'Nannie D' and its three occupants were never seen or heard from again. The initial hours and days following their scheduled arrival time were likely filled with a growing sense of unease for those who knew them. As time stretched on with no word, that unease would have blossomed into full-blown alarm. A search was undoubtedly launched, with vessels and perhaps aircraft scanning the cold, gray waters for any sign of the 'Nannie D' or its crew. The vastness of the Alaskan wilderness and the unforgiving nature of its seas can quickly swallow any trace of a vessel, leaving behind a profound and painful silence. The families of K'Lynn, John, and Newell were left to grapple with the agonizing uncertainty of their loved ones' fate. There were no distress calls, no wreckage found, and no clues as to what might have happened to the boat and the three souls aboard. Decades have passed since the 'Nannie D' sailed out of Seward's harbor, but the story of K'Lynn Love and her companions remains a somber chapter in the town's history. The official investigation, led by the Alaska State Troopers, has long since gone cold, with the three presumed to be lost at sea. The case serves as a heartbreaking reminder of the power and peril of the Alaskan frontier. For the families, the lack of answers leaves a wound that can never fully heal. The disappearance of K'Lynn Love, John Corbett, and Newell Noyes is a story without an ending, a narrative of a journey that began with promise but concluded in an enduring and sorrowful mystery, leaving behind only questions that echo across the waters of the North Pacific.

Nov 20, 1981

Seward

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

19185

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

C82000750

1981-12-04

Alaska State Troopers

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/25/2026