John Anderson

Missing

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Case Description
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The Coast Guard said Wednesday it suspended a search for a Ketchikan man who went missing from a houseboat in the Tongass Narrows.

John Anderson's 40-foot houseboat, Diver III, was first spotted Tuesday morning dragging anchor off Pennock Island, about a quarter-mile south of Ketchikan. The boat had drifted dangerously close to a breakwall, officials said.

A dog was on board, and hot coals were in the wood stove, but there was no sign of Anderson, the boat's registered owner, o ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 12, 2014
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    Victim Details

    Mar 17, 2020

    Apr 11, 2024

    John

    Anderson

    74

    64

    71 inches

    170 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Mar 12, 2014

    Ketchikan

    Alaska

    Ketchikan Gateway Borough

    No

    77493

    Alaska State Troopers

    Anchorage

    Alaska

    Anchorage Borough

    99507

    Malia Miller

    Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

    5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

    9072695511

    State

    Law Enforcement

    AK14017317

    2014-03-12

    Alaska State Troopers

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown


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    02/14/2024
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    10/08/2023
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    02/01/2023