Frederick Howard, 47, was last seen on August 10, 2009, near the Dupont Trail and Thane Campground outside Juneau. He had been staying in a Dupont-area cabin; when a family member arrived to pick him up the cabin was empty and his backpack and boots were gone. That led to an early impression he had packed and hiked away, and some people in Juneau reported seeing him in the downtown area on August 10, but none of those tips produced a confirmed sighting.

The Juneau Police Department opened an official case on August 23, 2009, and the Alaska Bureau of Investigation’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse lists him among unsolved missing persons from the area. Howard is described as a white male with blond hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 155 pounds. Few concrete leads emerged after the initial days, leaving his disappearance unexplained.

Did anyone in the Dupont Trail or Thane Campground area remember seeing Fred around August 10, 2009, or have information that could help resolve his case?