Chad Edward Chadwick, 37, was part of a seven-person seal hunting party that disappeared from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in October 2020. The group left Quinhagak on October 17 in a 20-foot open-hulled aluminum skiff with a 60-horsepower Yamaha outboard motor, stopped in Bethel to pick up additional passengers, and was last seen together near the mouth of the Eek River and on Eek Island on October 20, 2020.

When the party failed to return, they were reported overdue on October 21 and a multi-agency search began. The U.S. Coast Guard deployed a C-130 and a Jayhawk helicopter and local communities from Eek, Kongiganak, and Platinum joined searches. Harsh weather and early ice hampered efforts; the Coast Guard suspended its search after four days and local searches were paused. Some debris—fuel tanks, a bucket, a glove, and a personal flotation device—was recovered but could not be tied to the missing boat. All seven people and the skiff have not been found and are presumed drowned in an accidental maritime loss.

Does anyone have information about the trip, the last-known sightings near the Eek River, or items recovered during the search?