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Melanie Porter Missing Person Case

Last seen in Aialik Bay, Alaska on May 22, 2024

Victim Details

May 30, 2024

Jun 24, 2024

Melanie

Porter

62

60

65 inches

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

May 22, 2024

Aialik Bay

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

144065

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK24048129

2024-05-22

Alaska State Troopers

214

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

07/31/2026


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On a day that began like any other, 60-year-old Melanie Porter, a female resident of Seward, Alaska, found herself in a perilous situation that would lead to her disappearance on May 22, 2024. She was one of four people aboard a 22-foot vessel that had departed from Seward the previous day. The group was in Aialik Bay, a body of water about 35 miles southwest of Seward, when they encountered treacherous sea conditions and bad weather that prevented their return to shore.

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Last Seen: May 22, 2024

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