AK AK - Steve "Smiley" Keel, 61, TN Resident, Missing From Hunting Trip, North Slope, Sept 2022 #2

[RickshawFan]

I think it is more involved bc State and Federal permits are necessary.

It is Federal property: BLM. Law enforcement and SAR comes under North Slope Borough.

 

[mlhenn]

Two years since Dover man went missing on Alaskan hunting trip

Steve Keel’s wife, Liz, remains determined to figure out what happened to her husband.

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Tuesday marks two years since a Dover man vanished while his wife said he was on a hunting trip in Alaska.

Steve Keel’s wife, Liz, remains determined to figure out what happened to her husband. Liz said the search they did in June didn’t lead to Steve so they are planning on going back to Alaska in the spring.

 

[Black Diamond]

Still think this could have been foul play. After two years there’s not much of a chance this will be solved. Hopefully for his family’s sake someone finds his remains or comes forward with information.

 

[mlhenn]

Search For Steve | Today marks 2 years since Steve went missing | Facebook

Today marks 2 years since Steve went missing. I can say we know more than we did but not enough yet if that makes sense. We had a search earlier this summer with some absolutely amazing people. I...

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[PommyMommy]

SEP 5, 2024

Tennessee family continues search for man who went missing near Deadhorse in 2022

It’s been two years since Steven Keel vanished while on a caribou hunting trip along the Dalton Highway, but his family says they are committed to continuing the search so they can bring him home.

www.alaskasnewssource.com

Another search was conducted by volunteers this past summer, which Liz said provided some additional insight. There was no assistance from local authorities in that search.

Liz said she hopes her husband’s disappearance, and the struggle she and other loves ones have faced trying to find him, sheds light on the lack of search-and-rescue resources in the state.

“I understand it’s a very large state, a very vast area, and I know a lot of people go missing,” she said. “I just feel that the state as a whole really needs to look at dedicating more resources to missing people.

“There’s the problem that’s been presented,” she added, “but who’s working on the solution?”