In May 1978 five men set out by boat from Hydaburg bound for Craig, Alaska, and never arrived. Among them was 31-year-old Delbert L. Kelley of Prince of Wales. The party — Kelley, Verne Edenshaw Jr., Glenn Cook, Victor Burgess and William Hamilton Jr. — was last seen on May 6, 1978, at the Waterfall Resort about 15 miles from Craig.

Searchers found one of the two skiffs submerged near Cruz Island in San Alberto Bay and the other skiff tied to a rock in Canoe Pass. No bodies were recovered. Authorities concluded the men were likely lost in a boating accident and presumed drowned, and no alternate explanation has been offered.

If anyone knew Delbert Kelley, his companions, or their itinerary that week, can you share details that might clarify what happened on that trip?