Published 23:56 IST, September 5th 2024
Mysterious Alaska Triangle: A Disappearing Act with No End in Sight
Alaska Triangle, known for its high missing person cases, gained attention with 1972 plane disappearance and Gary Sotherden case.
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For years Alaska Triangle has been a mystery to researchers across globe and one has really put a full stop to majestic disappearances of people from deces. And it has again gained toriety for its alarming rate of missing persons cases. This area, bound roughly by Anchor, Juneau, and Utqiagvik, has seen over 20,000 disappearances, with many cases remaining unsolved.
public's fascination with Alaska Triangle intensified in October 1972, when a small plane carrying US House Majority Leer Thomas Hale Boggs Sr., Alaska Congressman Nick Begich, his aide Russell Brown, and pilot Don Jonz vanished en route from Anchor to Juneau. Despite extensive search efforts, neir plane r passengers were ever found. disappearance of Boggs, a Warren Commission member who reportedly disagreed with group's findings on JFK's assassination, sparked numerous conspiracy ories.
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Ar table case involves Gary Frank Sorden, a New Yorker who disappeared in mid-1970s while hunting in Alaskan wilderness. His remains were identified in 1997, and DNA analysis in 2022 confirmed his identity. It was determined that he likely died after a bear attack.
Explanations for disappearances range from unusual magnetic activity and extraterrestrial visits to region's vast, treacherous wilderness. sheer size and harsh conditions of Alaska Triangle may be more straightforward reason behind se mysteries.
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23:56 IST, September 5th 2024