Carter Eugene Smyth, Jr., 45, and his son Lane Nelson Smyth, 22, were last seen on November 7, 1976, after their small boat was swamped while they tried to beach it near Narrow Cape, just south of Kodiak Island. An alarm was raised and the Alaska State Troopers led search efforts in the area where the vessel was overcome by the water. Despite extensive searches, no trace of either man or the boat was found.

The Alaska State Troopers Missing Persons Clearinghouse lists the case as open. The report’s plain finding is that both men went missing after the swamping and searches were unsuccessful. No further details about what happened after the swamping are provided.

Did anyone in the Kodiak area have contact with Carter or Lane before November 7, 1976, or recall activity on the water near Narrow Cape that day?