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Michael Diverty Missing Person Case

Last seen in Sitka, Alaska on Oct 23, 2009

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 29, 2024

Michael

Diverty

67

51

71 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 23, 2009

Sitka

Alaska

Sitka Borough

No

77899

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

090095870

2009-10-24

Alaska State Troopers

8491

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

07/24/2026


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In the close-knit fishing community of Sitka, Alaska, the autumn of 2009 was marked by the sudden and unsettling disappearance of one of their own, 51-year-old Michael Robert Diverty. An experienced fisherman familiar with the local waters, Diverty was last seen on October 23, 2009, as he departed the harbor alone aboard his 32-foot fishing vessel, the 'Miss Dee Dee.' What began as a routine day at sea soon evolved into a lasting mystery when his boat was discovered under troubling cir ...
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Last Seen: Oct 23, 2009

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    Did anyone else find it strange that the Miss Dee Dee was found aground with no signs of struggle or... ...Read More
    10/22/2024
    Has anyone heard anything about the role that weather played in this unfortunate incident with Micha... ...Read More
    06/05/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the weather conditions around the time Michael Diverty went missing. I k... ...Read More
    09/15/2023
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