The U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers are searching for a 34-year-old Port Graham man missing since Wednesday.
Ryan Meganack was last seen leaving Port Graham about 2 p.m. in an 18-foot skiff heading toward Passage Island.
A number of search parties are looking for Meganack,
said U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Bill Colclough.
“The Coast Guard, the Alaska State Troopers, a NOAA research vessel, the Village of Port Graham and several good Samaritan vessels conducted an extensive search area that encompasses approximately 15 miles by 11 miles from English Bay to Cook Inlet,” Colclough said.
Alaska State Troopers are currently searching the surface waters using the P/V Augustine. Search parties combed the shoreline from the village of Port Graham to Nanwalek using flashlights Wednesday.
A good Samaritan vessel found Meganack’s skiff near the southeast side of Passage Island. It was swamped, with the keys in the ignition and debris in the water.
Colclough said the search conditions have been challenging.
“It’s currently snowing,” he said. “This afternoon, conditions on scene were about one to two foot seas and winds of about 23 miles per hour.”
Anyone with information about Meganack’s whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Coast Guard’s Anchorage Command Center at 907-428-4100.
