On May 5, 1998, 46-year-old Daniel Howard Burnham was aboard a small skiff making the short sea crossing from Skagway to Haines when the boat capsized in the Lynn Canal. He was described as 6 feet 1 inch, 185 pounds, with graying hair and blue eyes, wearing dark jeans and a dark or light jacket. Two other occupants were recovered, but Daniel was not found and the Alaska State Troopers were notified the next day, May 6, 1998.

The official conclusion lists him as presumed to have drowned in the boating accident, but his body was never recovered. The Lynn Canal’s difficult conditions and the vast search area are cited as factors that hampered recovery. Few additional details about the voyage or circumstances leading to the capsize are provided.

Does anyone have memories of that May 1998 crossing or information about the skiff, its passengers, or the search efforts that could shed more light on what happened to Daniel Burnham?