Timothy Ray Stauffer was 25 when he disappeared after a boating accident in Sharatin Bay near Kodiak Island on December 27, 1986. He was one of five men aboard a pleasure boat that swamped from the stern; the vessel went down and only three occupants survived. Timothy and another man, Stephen Swartout, were never found despite subsequent search efforts in the cold, expansive Alaskan waters.

Timothy’s family and friends were left without a recovery or definitive closure; his case is recorded as lost at sea and presumed deceased.

If anyone was in the Kodiak area that day or remembers the boat, the passengers, or the search operations, please share what you know.