Michiel Vanderbeek

Missing
Case Description
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The ground search for volunteer rescue ranger Mike Vanderbeek was called off after three days of searching have yielded no clues. Vanderbeek was last seen Sunday at approximately 4 p.m. while searching for a climber who was later found dead.

"This incident is especially painful (because) it is one of our own," park Superintendent Stephen P. Martin said.

Weather over the last few days has sporadically interrupted the search, but ground crews yesterday fixed 1,800 feet of line an ...Read More
Last Seen: May 24, 1998
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    Mar 17, 2020

    Sep 22, 2023

    Michiel

    Vanderbeek

    59

    33

    74 inches

    180 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    May 24, 1998

    Denali

    Alaska

    Denali Borough

    No

    77612

    National Park Service

    Denali Park

    Alaska

    Denali Borough

    99755

    PO Box 9, Alaska

    9076839555

    Federal

    Law Enforcement

    Alaska State Troopers

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    No


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    Are there any cameras in the vicinity that may have captured Michiel's last known location? Any pote... ...Read More
    01/23/2024
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    06/06/2023
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    02/03/2023
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