Fredrick Rick Ewald Bock, 56, went missing from the F/V Lady Kolean on the night of July 26, 2017, while commercial fishing in Bristol Bay near Pilot Point. According to accounts, he fell overboard at about 10:40 p.m. approximately one mile offshore. He was not wearing a personal flotation device and could not swim.

A search involving the U.S. Coast Guard, fellow fishermen, and local townspeople began immediately, with crews battling poor weather, but no sign of him was found. At the time he disappeared he was wearing dark green rain gear and Xtratuf fishing boots. He is officially classified as Lost/Injured Missing and is presumed lost at sea.

Rick was born in Homer and lived his life in Ninilchik, working across Alaska’s fisheries. Does anyone who fished in Bristol Bay that July night or in Pilot Point recall details that could shed light on what happened?