Mary Jane Milligrock was 18 when she vanished on August 27, 1998. An Alaska Native from the Nome region, she was last seen on a boat traveling from Wales toward the island of Diomede across the Bering Strait. Mary had black hair and brown eyes and was reportedly wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, and blue tennis shoes.

She was traveling with five others — four adults and a 7-year-old child: Mevlin Edward Kayouktuk, Jason Ozenna, Gene L. Ozenna, Emery Omiak, and Kevin Omiak. The boat and all occupants disappeared during what is described as a routine crossing; no wreckage or remains have been reported found. The Alaska State Troopers opened the investigation, but with no witnesses to the voyage and no physical evidence, the group’s fate remains unresolved.

Does anyone have family, travel, or local knowledge about that crossing in late August 1998 that could help fill gaps in the timeline or route?