William Lamont, Sr., a 77-year-old American Indian / Alaska Native man, disappeared after a canoe capsized on the Yukon River Slough near Alakanuk on May 5, 2016. He was one of three people in the canoe; two were pulled from the water but Lamont was not located. He was wearing a blue winter coat, blue jeans, and rubber boots at the time.

The incident is recorded by the Alaska State Troopers and the case is listed in national missing persons databases. His daughter set up a GoFundMe to help family members travel to Alakanuk after the accident. The overview states Lamont is presumed drowned following the capsizing, but he has not been recovered.

If anyone was in Alakanuk or on the Yukon River Slough on May 5, 2016, or has information about Lamont’s disappearance, please share what you know.