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Rescue workers continued looking Friday for 60-year-old Cathleen Currie of Hyder, but might suspend the search soon. Currie was reported missing from her camp on the Salmon River near the Southeast Alaska community of Hyder, which is on the mainland next to the Canada border.

The Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad began looking for Currie after she was reported missing on Monday. She reportedly had planned to climb a mountain on the other side of the Salmon River.

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Last Seen: Jun 21, 2012

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Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Sep 26, 2023

Cathleen

Currie

72

60

66 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the remote and rugged landscape of Hyder, Alaska, a 60-year-old woman named Cathleen Maude Currie vanished on June 21, 2012. She was a Caucasian female with brown hair and hazel eyes, standing at 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds. On the day she went missing, Cathleen, who sometimes went by the nicknames Cathleenm Currie or C Currie, was seen wearing a tan shirt and a boonie-style hat. She had a distinctive scar on her left ankle. Her last known whereabouts were near the Salmon River, where she was seen walking upstream into the wilderness that characterizes the isolated Alaskan town. The circumstances surrounding Cathleen’s disappearance are sparse, leaving her loved ones and investigators with more questions than answers. The Alaska State Troopers opened an investigation into her disappearance on June 25, 2012, just four days after she was last seen. The official report states that she was walking upstream along the Salmon River in Hyder. This area, known for its stunning natural beauty, is also unforgiving terrain, with dense forests, fast-flowing rivers, and abundant wildlife. The lack of detailed information about her plans or why she was walking alone in that area has made the search and investigation particularly challenging. The years since Cathleen Currie's disappearance have not brought any significant breakthroughs in the case. Despite the efforts of law enforcement, she has not been located, and the case remains an open and painful chapter for her family and the small community of Hyder. The investigation, managed by the Alaska State Troopers, holds the case number AK12214907. Cathleen's profile is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as case number MP66839. The overview of the case is a haunting one: a woman who seemingly vanished into the vast Alaskan wilderness, leaving behind only a few scant details of her last known moments. The absence of further evidence or witnesses has left her fate a mystery, a silent testament to the wild and untamed nature of the land she was last seen exploring.

Jun 21, 2012

Hyder

Alaska

Prince of Wales – Hyder Census Area

No

77522

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

AK12214907

2012-06-25

Alaska State Troopers

8455

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

No

06/22/2026


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