Brandon Tyler Phillips, also reported as Brendon Phillips or Brandon Peterson, was 20 when he was last seen leaving the village of Akhiok on Kodiak Island on October 26, 2013. He left on an ATV intending to hike Buck Cove Mountain and was dressed for the outdoors in a dark green Gage jacket, two black hoodies, black Gage rain pants and Xtratuf boots. He was carrying a .44 caliber handgun in a chest rig.

Searchers found his ATV parked on a trail to the entrance of Little Narrows, and about half a mile east of Akhiok they recovered two backpacks, his kayak and a single oar. There was no sign of Brandon himself. Authorities classified the case as a lost or injured missing person and have considered that alcohol may have been a contributing factor, with a possible water-related incident in Moser Bay suspected. The active search was eventually suspended and the Alaska State Troopers list the investigation as open.

If anyone in Akhiok or the surrounding area remembers seeing Brandon, his kayak, or anything unusual around Little Narrows or Moser Bay that day, please come forward with information.