Wassilie J. Alexie was a 37-year-old Alaska Native man from the Bethel area who was last seen on August 15, 1998, at a fish camp near Oscarville along the Kuskokwim River. His empty boat was later found on the riverbank but Wassilie himself was not located. He was described as about 5 feet 7 inches, 140 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and wire-rimmed glasses. He may have been wearing a blue hooded jacket with white lining, green rain-gear bottoms, a yellow raincoat, brown or tan cowhide boots, a blue ball cap, and a tan life jacket.

The Alaska State Troopers are the investigating agency; the case is listed as agency number 980056125 and NamUs MP66616. State reporting classifies the circumstances as environmental, reflecting the river and wilderness setting rather than establishing a definitive cause.

Does anyone have information about Wassilie’s movements around Oscarville or the Kuskokwim River on or just after August 15, 1998?