In late summer 1975 the community of Bethel, Alaska, was unsettled when 31-year-old Albert Olick, Jr. went missing. An American Indian/Alaska Native man, he was last seen on Monday, September 8, at the Wild Goose in company with another man, Moses Maxie. Olick was 5 feet 4 inches and about 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Both men vanished after leaving the Wild Goose. A key piece of evidence was Moses Maxie’s boat, recovered adrift at the upper mouth of the Straight Slough with no sign of either occupant. The discovery suggested an interrupted voyage but offered no definitive explanation for what happened to the men. The Bethel Police Department investigated, but the case grew cold and the active search ended.

If anyone in Bethel remembers seeing Albert, Moses, or their boat around September 8, 1975, contact the Bethel Police Department with any information.