Leif Osmar, 38, of Kasilof, disappeared after a kayaking trip in Cook Inlet near Clam Gulch on September 8, 2014. Family concern began when he failed to return; his father reported him missing the afternoon after he left, and family found his truck parked on the beach near their fish camp, suggesting he launched his kayak sometime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. that day.

Search teams from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and Alaska National Guard searched by air and sea. A blue, 13-foot single-person kayak was found capsized about one mile offshore and a life jacket was found floating roughly 300 yards from the overturned vessel. The life jacket found was not the one from his home, and his family believed he had not taken survival gear. Despite calm weather during the search, there was no sign of Leif and the active search was suspended after several days; authorities presumed he had drowned.

The case remains unresolved and painful for family and the community. If anyone saw Leif on September 8, 2014, or has information about that day, please come forward.