Michael Wayne Willsey, 31, was last seen September 20, 1987, near Palmer in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, in the Knik Glacier area.

At the time he was wearing gray wool pants, a light-colored wool sweater and black hip boots, and carrying a camo fanny pack and a bronze pack frame. He is described as six feet two inches, with brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos on his right arm and shoulder reading Harley Davidson and a set of wings. The official entry marks an active search and an investigation that later went cold.

The circumstances recorded point to an accidental fall into glacial waters, but no recovery was made and the family has not had closure. If anyone has memories of Michael, his movements around the Knik Glacier that late summer of 1987, or new information, please come forward.