On April 2, 1984, 27-year-old Lynn Moffat Kassler went out crab fishing on the lower Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, with companions Deon Young and Kenneth Cutcher. The three men set out in a 17-foot wooden dory and were never seen again, nor was the boat.

There were no distress calls, witnesses, debris, or wreckage recovered; the dory’s fate is unknown. The Oregon State Police led the official inquiry but were unable to determine whether the boat capsized, collided with another vessel, or encountered some other calamity. The Columbia’s strong currents and unpredictable conditions are noted in the case account, but no definitive cause has been established.

The disappearances remain unresolved and painful for the families and Astoria’s community. If anyone has information about that April 1984 outing, please share what is known with the authorities.