Raymond Netzer, a 28-year-old fisherman with brown hair and blue eyes, fell overboard from a vessel while setting crab pots near the Pribilof Islands on April 2, 1985. The incident occurred at 56.40.33N, 168.27.03W; he was reportedly wearing yellow rain gear when he went into the frigid Bering Sea. Search efforts were conducted but Raymond was never found and the search was suspended.

The Alaska State Troopers opened a missing person case that remains active without a recovery. The disappearance underscores how quickly routine work on Alaska’s fishing grounds can turn fatal and how remote conditions complicate rescue and recovery.

Did anyone aboard that vessel or in Dutch Harbor at the time have information that could clarify what happened that day?