Kaino Dixon

Missing
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Media reports that Dwight Florin (MP #67237) and Kaino Dixon were crewmen on the fishing vessel, Cougar. They left the Cougar in a 12' aluminum fishing skiff, Dawn, late on Thursday, 11/12/1981 to hunt on Kodiak Island. The men apparently were stranded by increasingly bad weather which churned up to 6-8' breakers near the beach. As night fell, they flashed an SOS to the Cougar and later fired a distress flare. Then later, they fired a non-distress flare. Crewmen from the fishing vessel ...Read More
Last Seen: Nov 12, 1981
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    Mar 17, 2020

    Jan 11, 2024

    Kaino

    Dixon

    67

    24

    76 inches

    235 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Nov 12, 1981

    Kodiak

    Alaska

    Kodiak Island Borough

    No

    77798

    Alaska State Troopers

    Anchorage

    Alaska

    Anchorage Borough

    99507

    Malia Miller

    Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

    5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

    9072695511

    State

    Law Enforcement

    C8111601

    Alaska State Troopers

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown


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    Forum Posts (3)
    Has anyone heard if there was a candlelight vigil being organized for Kaino? I think it would be a b... ...Read More
    11/15/2023
    I am deeply saddened to hear that Kaino is missing. We were close friends and I am heartbroken by th... ...Read More
    08/08/2023
    Does anyone know if the Kaino Dixon case is in the Namus database?... ...Read More
    04/21/2023
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