Virgil Alan Miller, 59, of Mount Vernon was last seen on November 22, 2008, near his boat on the Swinomish Channel in Skagit County, Washington. His dog was found pacing alone on the dock and a friend discovered the unattended boat, prompting a call to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office.

Search teams from the Sheriff’s Office and the Coast Guard scoured the channel and shoreline but found no sign of Virgil and his body was never recovered. There were no reported signs of a struggle or evidence suggesting he left the area voluntarily. Authorities officially presumed he had fallen into the channel and drowned.

Anyone who knew Virgil, his routines on the water, or who was on the Swinomish Channel that day is asked to come forward with information.