Arne Dahl Missing Person Case

Dec 01, 2022

Mar 08, 2024

Arne

Dahl

29

27

74 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On a bright and clear morning, Sunday, November 27, 2022, 27-year-old Arne Dahl and his girlfriend, Kelsey Leak, set out from their homestead in Point Baker, Alaska. They were aboard Dahl's 39-foot wooden fishing vessel, the Randi Jo, on a routine trip to gather firewood. The couple, who had been living an off-grid life in the remote community on Prince of Wales Island, were accompanied by their golden retriever, Mili, and Leak's seven-year-old pet parrot, Petrie. The waters were calm, and the day was sunny as they made their way back to town, a seemingly perfect day that gave no hint of the tragedy that was about to unfold. The journey took a sudden and catastrophic turn when Leak was jolted awake from a nap by the force of the Randi Jo slamming into something. The boat had struck a rock, tearing a large hole in its port side. Realizing the vessel would sink, the couple and their dog scrambled into a skiff they had in tow. As Dahl quickly boarded the sinking Randi Jo to retrieve important papers, a wave pushed the small skiff underneath the larger boat, sinking the skiff as well. With both vessels lost, they were forced to swim for their lives in the cold Alaskan water, spotting a small, rocky island known as West Rock nearby. They managed to make it to the rock, but the ordeal had just begun. Shivering and in shock on the tiny rock, Dahl made the fateful decision to try and swim to the larger, nearby Joe Mace Island for help. He was concerned for Leak and believed he could make the swim to summon a rescue. Despite Leak's pleas for him to stay, he was determined. Promising her he would come back for her, he swam off, and she watched as his head disappeared into the distance. That was the last time anyone saw Arne Dahl. Leak and her dog, Mili, endured a harrowing 24 hours on the rock in freezing temperatures before being rescued by a passing fishing boat the next day. An extensive search was launched by the U.S. Coast Guard and Wrangell Search and Rescue, but they found no trace of Dahl. The search efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, and Arne Dahl, a young fisherman at home on the water, was presumed to have been lost to the sea.

Nov 27, 2022

Prince of Wales Island

Alaska

Prince of Wales – Hyder Census Area

No

121801

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK22123062

2022-11-28

Alaska State Troopers

3858

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/07/2026