Fanny Olanna was 35 when she was last seen on October 19, 1969, in Brevig Mission, a small community in the Nome Census Area. She was American Indian / Alaska Native, with black hair and brown eyes, and was reported wearing a brown ski jacket and slacks. She was traveling by boat with a companion, Archie Olanna, bound for Point Clarence.

The boat the two were using was later found abandoned on a beach near the Port Clarence Coast Guard Station, but neither Fanny nor Archie were ever located. The Alaska State Troopers opened an investigation that ultimately went cold; there were no witnesses or physical evidence reported in the file and the sequence of events remains unclear. The remote, often harsh environment and the conditions at sea are noted factors in the disappearance.

Does anyone have family knowledge or information about travel in that area around October 1969 that could shed light on what happened to Fanny and Archie Olanna?