Dover, Tenn.–A Dover man is reported missing near Deadhorse, Alaska.
Steve Keel, who is 61, went missing on a hunting trip and was last seen Saturday, August 27. According to the Facebook page, “Missing In Fairbanks, Alaska”, Keel arrived August 20 on a caribou hunting trip and he walked away from his campsite to retrieve supplies and never returned.
He is missing off the Dalton Highway, south of Deadhorse. Deadhorse is a community near Prudhoe Bay.
Keel is a well-known electrician in Stewart County and an avid sportsman. He and a friend were camping in a remote area in northern Alaska. They reportedly were storing the caribou they shot a quarter-mile away and Keel left the campsite to cut some meat and never returned.
Family members have reportedly arrived in Alaska to join the search for Keel.