George Leroy Sewell, 50, disappeared after entering the waters near Dillingham, Alaska, on August 12, 1987. Witnesses reported he threw a duffel bag and a white survival suit overboard, then jumped into the water wearing navy blue slacks, a white t-shirt, and white socks. He did not attempt to reach the survival suit he had just cast away, and was never seen again.

The Alaska State Troopers investigated the disappearance. The detail that Sewell discarded a survival suit and then entered the water without trying to use it has been a focal, puzzling element of the case. The currents and conditions in that area would have made survival difficult without appropriate gear.

Does anyone have memories of that day in Dillingham or information about Sewell’s whereabouts before he went overboard?