Aisa Aumoeualogo, 50, disappeared on June 14, 2000 after falling into the Copper River near Chitina while dip-net fishing with his brother. He was a respected assistant principal from Anchorage, a youth counselor, and an active member of the Mormon Church. Witnesses said he lost his footing, was seen floating apparently unconscious and without a life jacket, and was swept downstream by the river’s swift, silt-laden current. His brother, Leroy Manumaleuna, was several hundred yards away and watched the fall.

Extensive search and rescue efforts, including aircraft and ground teams concentrating near the McCarthy Bridge, failed to recover his body. At the time he was described as an Asian male, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a blue sweater and brown chest waders. The case remains unresolved and he is still listed as a missing person.

Did anyone who fished the Copper River around mid-June 2000 see or hear anything that could help explain what happened that day?