Carolyn Louis Davidson was 30 when she and two relatives vanished during a short boat trip from Seward, Alaska, in August 1977. She was traveling with John Davidson, 32, and Jesse Davidson, 3, bound for Driftwood Bay in a 16 to 18-foot heavy flat-bottomed wooden skiff described as dark gray with a bluish tint and two outboard motors. Carolyn was reportedly wearing dark clothing when they departed.

The party failed to arrive as expected and were reported overdue; the Alaska State Troopers were notified on August 5, 1977, and a wide search of the waters between Seward and Driftwood Bay followed. No trace of Carolyn, John, Jesse, or the skiff was ever found. The disappearance remains unsolved and the family has never received an explanation for what happened that day.

If anyone was in the Seward–Driftwood Bay area in early August 1977 or has information about small boats matching this description, please share what is known.