Brian Erickson was 40 when he left the village of Healy Lake, Alaska, on December 2, 2023, driving a green open-cab Polaris Ranger side-by-side. He was a Native American man, 5 feet 10 inches and about 245 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He planned to meet a friend at 6:00 p.m. at the Healy Lake Winter Road Access, a trip that should have taken roughly two hours.

When Erickson did not arrive and could not be reached, friends and family reported him missing and law enforcement joined the search. The next day a pilot spotted a submerged side-by-side in the Tanana River; Alaska Wildlife Troopers confirmed the vehicle was Erickson’s Polaris Ranger but found no sign of him. Extensive searches after that did not locate him and the official search was later scaled back.

The circumstances of his disappearance remain unresolved and the case is open. If anyone knew Brian, saw him on December 2, 2023, or has information about travel on the Healy Lake Winter Road or the Tanana River that day, please come forward.