James Gray, 63, vanished after a routine solo fishing trip in Southeast Alaska on March 2, 2016. A Naukati Bay resident and experienced outdoorsman, Gray planned to camp one night on Camp Island but did not return as expected; friends and family reported him missing and a search was launched.

Friends later found Gray’s skiff and his dog on the north end of Heceta Island, between Port Alice and Camp Island. That intact boat and his canine companion indicated he had been in the area, but there was no sign of Gray himself. The Alaska State Troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard and local volunteers conducted a large search that included an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and the Cutter Chandeleur, but after several days the official search was suspended.

The tight-knit Naukati Bay community was left without closure. If anyone saw James Gray around Heceta, Camp Island or Port Alice on or after March 2, 2016, please share what you know.