Body of missing 19-year-old woman found in Alaska
The body of 19-year-old Kelly Hunt, an Indigenous woman from Shaktoolik, Alaska, was found in Anchorage and identified on April 20, more than three months after she was reported missing. The Anchorage Police Department confirmed her identity and stated that no arrests have been made, while the cause of death remains under investigation. Senator Lisa Murkowski and Indigenous advocates expressed grief and concern over the case, highlighting ongoing issues with missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Police in Anchorage, Alaska, identified a recently found body as a 19-year-old indigenous woman who went missing in January. The body was found and reported to the Anchorage Police Department on April 20, and on Friday the department announced that the body belonged to Kelly Hunt, 19. Ms. Hunt, the police said, arrived in Anchorage on Jan. 6, stayed at a residence until the next morning and was reported missing on Jan. 11. A medical examiner is still working to figure out the cause of Ms. Hunt’s death. Police said in a Friday release that no arrests had been made in the case. Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case confirmed to KTUU-TV that Ms. Hunt was indigenous and a member of the wider Alaska native community, though he did not specify what, if any, tribal affiliation she may have had.
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