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

[Pennysmom1]

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Missing Age 34 Years
Current Age 63 Years
Legal First Name Paul
Middle Name Scott
Legal Last Name McCord
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias--

Biological Sex Male
Height 5' 11" (71 Inches)
Weight 160 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact October 27, 1996
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020

Last Known Location​

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​

Accessories
Beaver mittens

Clothing
Red and black Marmot Expedition Parka
Green RefrigiWear full body suit
2 pairs of Patagonia long underwear

Footwear
Black Northern Outfitter boots

 

[Pennysmom1]

Nov 27, 1996

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

<<In late October, a wicked storm crept up the Arctic Coast, hitting Barrow with such force that schools were closed for only the second time in 20 years. Hunters headed for camp turned back. Village employees were told to stay home. Flights out of the village were canceled.

And Paul McCord -- a young, curly haired doctor from Chicago with an appetite for adventure -- was out on his snowmobile headed for the village of Wainwright.

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.>>





Nov 14, 1996

YOUNG DOCTOR BROUGHT WARMTH TO REMOTE ALASKA

Other doctors would have flown the 90 miles from Barrow to Wainwright across the northern edge of Alaska, but Paul McCord was not like other doctors. Dr. McCord, a Northwestern University graduate …

www.chicagotribune.com