On October 21, 2001, three-year-old Jaden Evan and his four-year-old sister Katya were last seen near the banks of the Kuskokwim River in the village of Napaskiak, Alaska. Jaden was described as Alaska Native with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a blue or gray one-piece snowsuit with red pockets and a red collar, a red, white, and blue winter hat, and winter boots. Immediate searches by community members and law enforcement covered the surrounding river area, but Jaden was not located.

Katya was found deceased on May 8, 2002; no trace of Jaden has ever been found. The Alaska State Troopers in Anchorage have kept an active investigation into his disappearance. The circumstances that led to the siblings vanishing from the riverbank remain unclear.

If anyone in Napaskiak or the Kuskokwim River area remembers the children that day or has information about Jaden’s whereabouts, please come forward.