You mention folks missing. LOTS of people go missing all over Alaska every year. Drowning is probably the biggest, but bears and accidents too. And guys just going away so as to avoid child support. Those 16 deaths in the article probably are confirmed kills. I was on a job in Alaska and the guy mentioned bear deaths are probably much higher.
At some site a bear attacked, so the folks went to go hunt and kill it. It had the remains of two other humans in it - I’m not sure if they were able to determine who they were or not.
.….well, trust me, I worry about bears a lot! But, I worry about 2 legged animals a lot more. They shoot back and from a long way away in some cases.
The 4 I was referring to just disappeared. Your right, probably a mixture of bears and bad guys and accidents.
I have had a couple serious incidents in 7 years. I just can’t talk about them on FR.