Frederick Hjalmar Swenson, 43, of Montesano, Washington, went missing after a boating accident near Sitka, Alaska, on August 1, 2013. He was on a fishing and camping trip with two high school friends, Dennis Monroe and John Reid, aboard a 24-foot aluminum fishing boat bound for the southern tip of Baranof Island. At the time he disappeared he was believed to be wearing jeans and a blue or green float coat.

The boat was swamped roughly 200 yards from shore after encountering unexpectedly strong winds and large waves. All three men initially clung to a small raft but were separated by the turbulent sea. Swenson and Monroe reached a rock about halfway to shore and watched Reid struggle before he was swept out of sight. A rising tide later forced Swenson and Monroe to try for shore; only Monroe made it and was rescued the next day. The Coast Guard, Canadian officials, and volunteers searched the area, recovered Reid’s body, and later called off the official search for Swenson, who was never found.

Does anyone who was in the Sitka area that night or later remember seeing anything that might help clarify what happened to Frederick Swenson?