Boris McLuke, Sr. was 38 when he disappeared from Kotzebue, Alaska. He was last seen on November 12, 1998 leaving town on a borrowed snow machine headed for the small community of Sheshalik to attend a funeral. Reports from the time said trail conditions across Kotzebue Sound included open water and thin ice.

McLuke is described as American Indian/Alaska Native, five feet eight inches, about 150 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a scar on his right arm. He was wearing a black jacket, black ski pants and a gray hooded sweatshirt when he left. The Alaska State Troopers opened an investigation but the hazardous terrain and ice made searches difficult.

The case remains unresolved and his family and community have continued to live with the uncertainty. Did anyone in the Kotzebue or Sheshalik area see Boris or the snow machine on November 12, 1998?