David Rodney Hilts was 22 when he was washed overboard from the fishing vessel Alliance on February 22, 1987. The crew was setting crab pots about 12.5 miles southeast of Augustine Island when he went overboard; he was last seen about 100 yards from the vessel’s starboard stern. The crew immediately launched a rescue attempt, and the incident was reported to the Alaska State Troopers, but the cold, turbulent water prevented a successful recovery.

At the time he disappeared he was described as 68 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with blond or strawberry-colored hair and blue eyes. The eyewitness account on board and the official report describe a sudden, tragic accident with no additional clues recovered from the ocean.

Did anyone who fished in that area at the time or knew David have memories or details to share that might add to the record?