Earland Christopher Feldseth, also recorded as Erland Feldseth and Erland Fjeldseth, was 52 when he was last seen in Tofino, British Columbia, on April 30, 1974. Born in 1922, he was described as a white male about 5 feet 11 inches tall, 183 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a ruddy complexion. His final confirmed sighting was inside a grocery store in the small coastal community.

Earlier that month Feldseth left Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf in Richmond on a fishing trawler, reportedly carrying his 1969 Triumph motorcycle lashed to the stern. Maritime records link an Erland Feldseth to the Ptarmigan II and earlier to the fishing vessel Owl, indicating a long connection to commercial fishing and boats. At the time he vanished he was said to be working at a remote logging camp, making his movements part of the region’s maritime and resource‑camp life.

Richmond RCMP case number 1974‑8484 and national missing person reference 2014004031 are associated with the investigation, but no remains have been identified and no person has been publicly named as responsible. Does anyone have memories of seeing Feldseth in Tofino around April 30, 1974, or information about his time on the Ptarmigan II?