Overview

Last Seen: September 22, 1983
Location: Near Mile 20 on Nabesna Road, outside Glennallen, Alaska

Main Circumstances

• George E. Ochoa Sr., age 30, disappeared after being last seen near Mile 20 on Nabesna Road.
• He was wearing red flannel clothing with green rain gear, military boots, and a camouflage hat.
• Despite extensive time passing, he has never been located.
• The disappearance remains an active missing person investigation and is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

Detailed Case Breakdown

George E. Ochoa Disappearance (1983): The Unsolved Alaska Mystery

Brief Case Summary

Last Seen: September 22, 1983
Location: Near Mile 20 on Nabesna Road, outside Glennallen, Alaska

Main Circumstances

• George E. Ochoa Sr., age 30, disappeared after being last seen near Mile 20 on Nabesna Road.
• He was wearing red flannel clothing with green rain gear, military boots, and a camouflage hat.
• Despite extensive time passing, he has never been located.
• The disappearance remains an active missing person investigation and is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

George E. Ochoa’s 1983 Disappearance Remains One of Alaska’s Longstanding Missing Person Cases

More than four decades have passed since George E. Ochoa Sr. vanished in Alaska, yet investigators continue to classify his disappearance as unresolved.

George, who was 30 years old at the time, was last seen on September 22, 1983, near Mile 20 on Nabesna Road, a remote roadway northeast of Glennallen within Alaska’s rugged wilderness. According to official records, this was the last confirmed sighting of him. After that point, he seemingly disappeared without explanation.

Very little publicly available information has ever been released regarding the events leading up to his disappearance. Authorities have not publicly disclosed evidence pointing toward an accident, voluntary disappearance, or foul play. As a result, the case has remained largely dependent upon any future witness information or newly developed investigative leads.

George was described as approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 162 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He also had scars on both knees. When he was last seen, he reportedly wore a red flannel shirt, green rain gear, pants, military boots, and a camouflage hat. These identifying details remain part of his official missing person record.

The disappearance occurred in an isolated part of Alaska where dense wilderness, unpredictable weather, and vast stretches of undeveloped terrain have historically complicated search efforts. Even with advances in technology over the years, many older wilderness disappearances remain difficult to solve due to limited physical evidence and the passage of time.

Current Investigation Status

George Ochoa’s disappearance remains an active unresolved missing person case.

His case continues to be published in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) under Case MP67242, indicating that law enforcement has not closed the investigation and continues to accept information from the public. NamUs serves as a nationwide resource supporting investigations through case sharing, forensic services, and interagency cooperation.

As of the latest publicly available information, there have been:

• no announced arrests,
• no identified suspects,
• no confirmed sightings after September 22, 1983,
• no public recovery of George Ochoa.

No publicly released investigative updates indicate that the case has been solved or substantially reclassified. It remains listed as unresolved.