AK AK- Peter J. Cowley, 35, British tourist/hiker, Sitka, 10 Jul 1992

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Missing Age 35 Years
Current Age 68 Years
Legal First Name Peter
Middle Name J.
Legal Last Name Cowley
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias--

Biological Sex Male
Height 6' 0" (72 Inches)
Weight 165 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact July 10, 1992
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2020

Last Known Location​

Location Sitka, Alaska
County Sitka Borough
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance Peter is a British tourist who is presumed to be deceased after going missing while hiking in the mountains near Sitka, AK.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Hazel
Right Eye Color Hazel




Page 43

https://history.queens.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/record-1997.pdf

<<P. J. COWLEY (1976) aged 35. Peter Cowley went missing Without trace in mountainous wild country on Baranov Island whilst holidaying in Alaska in July 1992 and has now been declared "presumed dead''. He came to Queens' from Dulwich College after spending a year as a volunteer teacher in Kenya under the auspices of the Church Missionary Society. At College he played rugby, hockey and squash and was the College Representative of the Christian Union. His friendly good natured personality ideally suited him for a career in teaching, and. after a degree in Chemistry, he obtained a Distinction in the P.G.C.E .. He first taught at Devizes Comprehensive School and then became Warden of the Holy Trinity Urban Centre in Lambeth, a residential centre providing special education resources for schools. colleges and other organisations. Peter had a particular concern for church youth work, helping to set up the Mountbatten Adventure (a project for young people outside the scope of traditional youth clubs) in Lambeth and running several youth clubs. A trust fund in his memory has been set up to support education and youth work in the Mount Kenya East Diocese>>