Elizabeth Karen Wassillie, 37, disappeared off southwestern Alaska after a seal-hunting trip gone wrong. She was among seven people who left on a 20- to 22-foot welded aluminum skiff with a Yamaha outboard that was last seen near the mouth of the Eek River on October 20, 2020. The group had assembled in Bethel on October 17 and stopped for fuel in the village of Eek before continuing toward Quinhagak.

When the boat never reached Quinhagak the next day, Alaska State Troopers were alerted on October 21. A multi-agency search followed, involving a U.S. Coast Guard C-130, state troopers, Bethel Search and Rescue, and volunteers from Quinhagak, Eek, Kongiganak, and Platinum. After four days the official search was suspended; some possible debris such as gas tanks and a personal flotation device was reported but the boat and the seven people were not found. The circumstances point to a fatal accident at sea, but many details remain unresolved.

Did anyone in Quinhagak, Bethel, or the coastal villages see the boat after October 20 or notice anything that could help explain what happened?