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Bergman Nelson Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kotzebue, Alaska on Nov 01, 2025

Victim Details

Dec 03, 2025

Dec 03, 2025

Bergman

Nelson

58

58

68 inches

205 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Nov 01, 2025

Kotzebue

Alaska

Northwest Arctic Borough

Kotzebue

No

181780

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK25110488

2025-11-01

Alaska State Troopers

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/01/2026


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On November 1, 2025, the community of Kotzebue, Alaska, was struck with concern and sorrow when 58-year-old Male Bergman Nelson was reported missing. A day that began as a hunting trip with two other men turned tragic near Lockhart Point, north of Kotzebue. The group, traveling on a snowmachine and two four-wheelers, encountered dangerously thin ice, which gave way beneath their vehicles. In a harrowing moment, Mr. Nelson was last seen falling into the icy water with his snowmachine, reportedly ...
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    I can't stop thinking about the bravery Bergman Pete Nelson showed in those last moments. It sounds ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the weather patterns around Kotzebue leading up to the day Bergman Pe... ...Read More
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