Lauren LeFree, 37, of Homer, Alaska, was reported to have fallen overboard from the 36-foot troller F/V Faithful on August 10, 2024. The vessel was between Gull Cove and Mud Bay in Idaho Inlet near Elfin Cove when she went into the water; reports say she was not wearing a life jacket.

The United States Coast Guard launched a large search and rescue operation that included the cutters USCG Pike and USCG Liberty and an MH-60 helicopter from Air Station Sitka. More than ten good Samaritan vessels also joined. Over more than 24 hours crews covered roughly 233 square miles near Chichagof Island before the Coast Guard suspended the official search on the evening of August 11, 2024.

Her mother, Deborah LeFree-Rogers, identified Lauren publicly and a GoFundMe was set up to support Lauren’s son, Lincoln. Few details are available about the moments leading up to the fall; anyone who was on the water in that area on August 10 or who has information about Lauren’s work aboard the F/V Faithful is asked to come forward.