John Ree D. Payla, 22, was last seen aboard the fishing vessel Corona Infinity on November 8, 2009, about 40 miles north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Reports say his clothing was found on the ship’s back deck and that he was observed jumping from the deck into the Bering Sea. The Alaska State Troopers filed an official report on November 11, 2009, and a search of the surrounding waters did not locate him.

The remote, cold, and turbulent setting complicates any reconstruction of events; without a witness to what happened after he left the deck and with no physical trace recovered, the circumstances of his disappearance remain unresolved. Family and friends continue to have no answers about his fate.

If anyone was working on the Corona Infinity or nearby that day or has information about John, please come forward.