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Dwight Florin Missing Person Case

Last seen in Kodiak, Alaska on Nov 12, 1981

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Jan 11, 2024

Dwight

Florin

72

28

72 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 12, 1981

Kodiak

Alaska

Kodiak Island Borough

No

77915

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

C8111604

Alaska State Troopers

Blond/Strawberry

Green

Green

08/10/2026


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In the rugged and unforgiving landscape of Kodiak, Alaska, a sense of profound loss has lingered for decades surrounding the disappearance of 28-year-old Dwight J. Florin. On November 12, 1981, Florin, a crewman on the fishing vessel Cougar, along with fellow crewman Kaino Dixon, embarked on what was intended to be a hunting excursion on Kodiak Island. The two men departed the Cougar in a 12-foot aluminum skiff named the Dawn, heading towards the island's shore. The unforgiving Alaskan weat ...
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Last Seen: Nov 12, 1981

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    Has anyone heard more details about the flares Dwight and Kaino fired that night? I find it puzzling... ...Read More
    02/27/2024
    Has anyone else dug into the weather patterns from that week in 1981 when Dwight and Kaino went miss... ...Read More
    12/10/2023
    Was doing some digging on the Dwight Florin and Kaino Dixon case from '81 and came across something ... ...Read More
    07/03/2023
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