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Police find 9-year-old boy who was reported missing Monday in Eagle River

by Cale Green · draft by Walter AlaskaNewsNov 2, 2026, 11:21 PM AKST(7h ago)

1 min readEagle River, Alaska

A 9-year-old boy reported missing Monday evening in Eagle River has been found, Anchorage police said.

Police had asked the public for help finding Malik Muhammad, who was last seen around 8 pm Monday in the 17000 block of Toakoana Way. The department later canceled the request, saying he had been located.

Police did not say where he was found.

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Source: Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage Police Department: LOCATE: MISSING 9 YEAR OLD, MALIK MUHAMMAD — Anchorage Police Department.

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