Charles Palmer, 30, disappeared on April 10, 2010, while snowmobiling with friends and family in the Talkeetna Mountains west of Mastadon Road near Bald Mountain. The group was heading to a cabin near Sheep Creek when Charles, known as Chucky, became separated from the party at about 7:15 p.m.; it’s believed he accidentally took a side trail as darkness fell. His snowmobile was found several miles from the cabin, stuck in deep soft snow off the main trail and undamaged, suggesting it had become immobilized and Charles continued on foot.

He was dressed in a black Gore-Tex jacket, black snow pants, and a helmet but did not have survival gear, a GPS, food, or water. The Alaska State Troopers launched a search and rescue effort the next morning; bad weather hampered the operation and no tracks or other sign of Charles were located near the abandoned snowmachine. The official search ended after several days and Charles was declared legally dead in April 2011. His younger brother Michael also disappeared in 1999 and was never found, though the two disappearances are not believed to be connected.

Anyone who was in the Talkeetna area on April 10, 2010, or who remembers seeing a snowmobile off the main trail near Bald Mountain is asked to share what they know.