Jerry Middleton, 47, vanished from Shilshole Bay in Seattle on October 28, 2016. He was last seen on a 14-foot skiff that he had just purchased and had delivered to the marina that same day. Those who delivered the boat said he planned to sail from the marina to North Bainbridge Island.

Not long after, the skiff was found adrift and unoccupied in the bay. A multi-agency search and rescue operation, including the U.S. Coast Guard, searched for more than 20 hours. Investigators reviewed Shilshole Bay Marina camera footage and conducted a shoreline search by Bainbridge Island police, but no sign of Jerry was located and the official search was later suspended.

The case remains an open disappearance with no definitive explanation for what happened after the boat was found empty. If anyone was on or near Shilshole Bay that day or has information about Jerry’s planned route to North Bainbridge Island, please come forward.