Francis Lee Allen Charles, 21, was last seen at noon on June 22, 2017, when he left Eek Point, Alaska, in an 18-foot skiff bound for his home in Hydaburg. He is an American Indian / Alaska Native male with brown hair and brown eyes. At departure he was believed to be wearing a dark-colored sweater, tan chest waders, and possibly a blue float coat.

At about 6:00 p.m. that day the skiff was found unoccupied on California Island, roughly five and a half miles southeast of Hydaburg. Search and rescue, including a Coast Guard helicopter and two cutters, scoured more than 180 square miles of water and coastline over 40-plus hours. Some of Francis’s belongings were recovered: tan chest waders, a black jacket, and one gray SIMMS boot were found about one nautical mile south of where the boat was located. No sign of Francis was ever found and the official search was eventually suspended; he is presumed lost in a mishap at sea.

Did anyone in the area see Francis’ skiff that afternoon or notice anything unusual along that stretch of coast around June 22, 2017?