Emilio Celaya-Talamantez

Missing
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Emilio "EJ" Celaya-Talamantez, a 34-year-old former firefighter from Las Vegas, was among five fishermen reported missing after their vessel, the Wind Walker, capsized near Point Couverden, Alaska, on December 1, 2024. The crew issued a mayday call at approximately 12:07 a.m., reporting that their 52-foot Sitka-based seiner was overturning in Icy Strait, about 25 miles southwest of Juneau. Despite extensive search efforts covering over 108 square nautical miles, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended th ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 01, 2024
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Victim Details

Dec 05, 2024

Dec 05, 2024

Emilio

Celaya-Talamantez

34

34

70 inches

205 lbs

Uncertain

Male

Dec 01, 2024

Point Couverden

Alaska

Haines Borough

Point Couverden

No

159285

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK24121323

2024-12-01

Alaska State Troopers

Brown

Brown

Brown

12/09/2024


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I knew Emilio personally and my heart aches at the news of their disappearance. Emilio was a kind an... ...Read More
12/01/2024
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