Family, Community Search for Missing Wahpeton Man

Search continues for missing Wahpeton man last seen in Valley City, North Dakota

WAHPETON — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has suspended its aerial search for the night on Monday, April 6, for a missing grandfather and longtime school teacher from Wahpeton. An airplane spent several hours on Monday flying over Barnes and Stutsman counties looking for any sign of 73-year-old Alfred Odden and his teal 1994 Ford F-150 with a red topper. He's been missing for five days. The last confirmed sighting of Alfred Odden was at a Case…

Family, community search for missing Wahpeton man

The Silver Alert remains active for 73-year-old, Alfred “Al” Odden, who was last seen April 2, 2026.

The Search For a Wahpeton Man Continues

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Family, friends, law enforcement search for missing Wahpeton man

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) –The search continues for a 73-year-old Wahpeton man who’s been missing since last week. Alfred Odden was last seen at a Casey’s convenience store in Valley City on April 1. Odden suffers from dementia. A Silver Alert asking the public’s help in locating Odden was issued on April 2. Odden was last seen wearing a purple zip up jacket with a letter “W” on the front and tan pants. He was driving a teal pickup Ford pickup wi…

Wahpeton man still missing

WAHPETON, N.D. — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the man for who a Silver Alert was issued last week is still missing. Authorities issued a Silver Alert on Thursday for 73-year-old Alfred Odden of Wahpeton. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs between 160-180 pounds, and has short grayish hair and green eyes. Odden’s last known whereabouts were on April 2nd in Valley City. He is believed to be driving a Teal 1994 Ford F-150 with red topper, …