AK AK- Paul Scott McCord, 34, North Slope, 27 Oct 1996

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP67226

View NamUs missing person case MP67226 for Paul S. Mccord missing from North Slope, Alaska. Date of last contact: Oct 27, 1996. NCMEC case number: --.

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Missing Age 34 Years
Current Age 61 Years
First Name Paul

Middle Name Scott
Last Name McCord
Nickname/Alias --
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Height 5'-11" - (71 - inches) --
Weight 160 - lbs --
Tribe Enrollment/Affiliation --
Associated Tribe(s) --​

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact October 27, 1996
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020
Last Known Location (Map)
Location North Slope, Alaska --
County North Slope Borough
Missing From Tribal Land No

Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance
Paul was last known to be traveling to Wainwright from Barrow on a snow machine.

Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color Blue
Right Eye Color Blue
Eye Description --

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Clothing and Accessories
"Clothing" Red and black Marmot Expedition Parka
"Footwear" Black Northern Outfitter boots
"Accessories" Beaver mittens
"Clothing" Green RefrigiWear full body suit
"Clothing" 2 pairs of Patagonia long underwear


Nov 27, 1996

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Doctor-Swallowed-By-Arctic-Storm-Six-day-search-2957879.php

<<McCord had set out at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 27, for the 90-mile journey south to Wainwright, where he was scheduled to see patients the next day at the village clinic. The trip should have taken five hours.

But at 9:50 p.m., when visibility in Wainwright had dropped to zero, an emergency personal locator beacon went off 25 miles from the village. McCord needed help.

Over the next six days, dozens of search and rescue crews from neighboring villages, helicopters, fixed-winged planes and even a Coast Guard C-130 were sent to look for him.>>

<<A day before McCord left for Wainwright, the National Weather Service had begun issuing warnings about a storm that was moving from the Seward Peninsula across the North Slope. Winds gusted to 52 mph. Fresh snow blew. Visibility dropped to zero.

His last three beacon readings put McCord out on the ice. The coastline near Wainwright is flat, and with snow cover it is difficult to tell where the land meets water.>>​