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John Wipert Missing Person Case

Last seen in Northway, Alaska on Jun 15, 2009

Victim Details

Oct 15, 2014

Mar 13, 2024

John

Wipert

77

60

68 inches

170 lbs

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 15, 2009

Northway

Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough

No

23585

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

090056452

2009-07-01

Alaska State Troopers

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

08/27/2026


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In the vast and remote landscape of Alaska, a 60-year-old man named John Melvin Wipert vanished in mid-June of 2009. He had been working as a caretaker at the Ptarmigan Lake Lodge, a remote outpost situated near Northway, Alaska, in the expansive Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. His responsibilities at the lodge included safeguarding the property from bears. The lodge's owner had hired Wipert in May and had made arrangements to purchase a plane ticket for him to travel to the ...
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Last Seen: Jun 15, 2009

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