Walter Hawk, a 43-year-old vulnerable adult from the remote village of Tuluksak, Alaska, disappeared on July 12, 2016 after spending the night at a relative’s home. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue dress pants. Family members said he had a history of wandering; he had previously tried to walk to Anchorage but always returned within four days.

Search efforts involved Tuluksak Search and Rescue, Alaska State Troopers and local volunteers. Hawk was reportedly seen several times in the days and weeks after he vanished — once through binoculars about nine miles up the Tuluksak River — but each sighting was fleeting and he ran away when approached. Searchers found an old blanket and a sleeping bag believed taken from an abandoned house and saw signs he may have been eating berries; food left for him was often untouched.

Despite extensive searches, Hawk was never found and the disappearance remains unsolved. Did anyone in Tuluksak or nearby travel routes have contact with Walter around July 2016 or see him after he left his relative’s home?