Deceased/Not Found AK - Joseph Balderas, 36, Nome, 26 June 2016

Joseph Balderas, a law clerk in the Alaska court system since 2009, has been reported missing. According to KTVA, Balderas was hiking alone over the weekend, and reported missing on Monday, when he failed to show up for work.
Search efforts will continue Wednesday near Mile 44 of the Nome-Council Highway, where troopers said Balderas' vehicle was found after he didn't show up to work Monday.

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As the search for former Juneau law clerk Joseph Balderas continued into its fourth day Thursday, his family and girlfriend were on their way to Nome, where he now lives, to help in the effort.

Balderas, 36, was reported missing Monday morning when he didn’t show up to work, according to the Alaska State Troopers dispatch. Balderas is a law clerk at the Nome court.

Troopers located the vehicle he was driving Monday at mile 44 of the Nome-Council Highway. That section of the 72-mile gravel road approaches the East Fork of Solomon River, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website. The habitat is elevated and is a good place to scan the surrounding slopes and river valley.

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