Frank Teddy Nelson was 27 when he disappeared while traveling by boat to Bethel, Alaska, on September 19, 1985. He was a resident of Bethel and an American Indian / Alaska Native male described at the time as 5 feet 9 inches and about 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Nelson’s boat was later found securely tied to the sea wall in front of Bethel, but he himself never arrived and was not located despite searches by family, the Bethel Police Department and the Alaska State Troopers. There were no witnesses reported and no evidence of foul play in the case; searches of the area and the Kuskokwim River yielded no clues to his whereabouts.

The disappearance remains unsolved and has left family and community without closure. If anyone knew Frank, saw him around September 19, 1985, or has information about that trip on the Kuskokwim River, please come forward.