William Garrity O’Connell, 43, was last seen in Adak, Alaska on November 27, 2024. He was known in the village and along the island’s beaches, was experiencing homelessness at the time, and often wandered the coastline and nearby vacant buildings left from Adak’s days as a naval air station. He is a white male with black hair and green eyes, 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 171 pounds.

Initial searches concentrated on the village, coastline and the many empty structures, but turned up no sign of O’Connell. The Alaska State Troopers are the investigating agency; public updates have been sparse. The island’s rugged terrain and harsh weather have complicated search efforts, and no clear indication of what happened to him has been reported.

If anyone saw William in late November 2024 or knows places he frequented on Adak Island, please share information that could help locate him.