Scott Allen Wright, 41, vanished during a boating accident on Lake Pend Oreille near Coeur d’Alene on the morning of November 27, 2008. He and two other men were forced to abandon their boat after it caught fire at about 10:40 a.m. The two companions were rescued; Wright, who was not wearing a life jacket, disappeared in 38-degree water and was never seen again.

The boat later sank in very deep water, estimated between 500 and 700 feet, and an extensive search did not locate Wright. He was described as a white male, 6 feet tall, about 190 pounds, with brown eyes and distinctive tattoos on his chest and on both arms and hands. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office investigated and authorities presumed he did not survive, but his body was never recovered.

If anyone was on or near Lake Pend Oreille that morning or has information about the boat, the fire, or that section of the lake, please come forward.