Richard Erchinger was 19 when he and a companion, Keith Zimmerman, disappeared from Kenai Lake near Seward, Alaska. On June 26, 1977, the two men set out on a canoe trip and never returned. They were last seen on the lake and neither the men nor their canoe were recovered.

Details about what happened that day are sparse. The terrain and the lake’s size complicated searches, and drowning was considered a possible outcome, but the exact circumstances remain unknown. Their families were left without answers and the case stands as an unresolved disappearance tied to a recreational outing.

Did anyone in the Seward or Kenai Lake area in June 1977 see Richard or Keith, or have information about that trip?