On a spring day in May 1989, 14-year-old Jay Lamar Cooke left Homer, Alaska, with his parents and a family friend for a day of fishing near Flat Island in the lower Cook Inlet. Jay was an African American boy with black hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 4 inches and about 125 pounds at the time.

The boat is believed to have capsized in rough water. Jay’s parents’ bodies were recovered, but Jay and the family friend, Roger Hanson, were never found. The Alaska State Troopers issued a report on May 28, 1989, after search and rescue operations. Little else is known publicly about what happened after the capsizing.

If anyone was on the water near Flat Island that day or has information that could help locate Jay or Roger Hanson, please share what is known with investigators.