Sons of missing Tennessee hunter join search efforts in Alaska

DEADHORSE, Alaska (KTUU) – For the previous seven days, Liz Keel says her home in Tennessee has been full of folks making calls as they assist her try to discover her husband of 38 years Steve Keel, who disappeared on August 27 when he was on a searching journey exterior of Deadhorse.

“I imply he likes to hunt,” Keel stated. “If he may hunt and fish yr round, and do nothing else, that will have been the, you already know like paradise for him.”

Steve was an avid hunter who had traveled all around the U.S. to hunt. He took his first journey as much as Alaska and he was excited to go on a caribou searching journey. On August 27, his searching companion reported him lacking. Liz foundout the following day.

“My coronary heart dropped down into my toes and I simply thought, oh my gosh, this can’t be attainable,” Keel stated.

In accordance with Liz, Steve went to seize some meals and by no means returned again to the campsite.

Liz stated that he had already been lacking for 30 hours earlier than a search and rescue crew was deployed. Now virtually every week later, she stated her household nonetheless lacks solutions. Her two oldest sons flew out to Alaska on Thursday morning to begin on the lookout for their father.

“I really feel so good that they’ve eyes up there, that they’ll see what the terrain is like and the place he may presumably be and the way issues performed out,” Keel stated. “However after all, alternatively, to have two sons up there within the actual place the place their father disappeared.”

Liz stated her son’s aircraft tickets are open-ended. She believes they plan to remain out in Alaska till they’ll discover solutions. If anybody has data, she is asking that they attain out to her through Fb.

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