Nome, Alaska, resident Florence Okpealuk was reported missing by family members Aug. 31, 2020, and was last seen on West Beach. Her whereabouts are still unknown.
On Aug. 30, 2020, Florence Okpealuk left behind her shoes, socks and a jacket in a miner’s tent. The Alaska woman has not been seen since. Over the years, the Nome Police Department has enlisted the help of several agencies, including the Alaska State Troopers and the FBI. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue Team and the U.S. Coast Guard conducted searches for Okpealuk. Concerned residents also stepped in to help. No trace of the 33-year-old has been found to this day.
Okpealuk’s pal, Deilah Johnson, reached out to host Payne Lindsey in hopes he could help raise awareness about the young mother’s case. He didn’t hesitate. 'I think a place like Nome is lacking in so many different resources,' Lindsey told Fox News Digital. 'It just seemed like a case that we could potentially help by putting it back in the spotlight. That’s what we’ve been trying to do since the beginning.
study by the National Institute of Justice found that more than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime, including 56.1% who have experienced sexual violence. More than 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime. The Bureau of Indian Affairs noted that, according to researchers, women are often misclassified as Hispanic or Asian.
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