Frederick Lloyd Schultz, known as Fred, was 35 when he disappeared after a boating accident on Skilak Lake near the mouth of the Kenai River in Soldotna, Alaska, in July 1974. He is a Caucasian male, brown hair, hazel eyes, 6 feet 3 inches, about 175 pounds. The Alaska State Troopers were notified the same day and opened an investigation, but the account provides no clear details about the boat, how the accident occurred, or the immediate search and rescue efforts.

A 9-year-old boy, Daniel Lee Wood, is reported to have gone missing in the same accident, indicating a significant incident on the water, yet specifics remain scarce. Frederick’s case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on March 17, 2020, and remains an open, unresolved missing persons investigation in Alaska.

Does anyone have memories of Skilak Lake in July 1974 or information about that boating accident that could help shed light on what happened?