Kenneth Lee Eldred, 28, disappeared on April 9, 1993, after his snowmachine broke through the ice on the Big Su River near Talkeetna. The incident happened about seven air miles downriver from Deshka Landing. He was last seen wearing a blue snow machine suit.

Eldred is described as a white male, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He had tattoos on his upper arms, left shoulder and right hand, and scars on his left leg and abdomen. The Alaska State Troopers were notified on April 10, 1993, and conducted searches focused downstream along the river. The remote terrain, spring river conditions and powerful currents made the area especially hazardous.

The case remains an open missing person investigation. If anyone has information about Kenneth Eldred’s last movements on April 9 or about sightings in the Talkeetna or Big Su River area, please come forward.