Search & Rescue

The U.S. Coast Guard reports intermittent VHF outages on the emergency Channel 16 but says the situation has improved in the past two years.

Farnsworth is a 32-year-old Juneau man whose family reported him missing on Sept. 29. Family believe he is dead and are offering a $5,000 reward for anyone who helps find his body. 

Weather at the time included 40 mph winds gusting to 55 and 14-foot seas, with rain, snow and sleet squalls.

Troopers say it appears that 55-year-old David Dalton succumbed to the elements.

The Coast Guard said the biggest factor in the man’s survival was the radio beacon that sent his geolocation to the Coast Guard.

Authorities say they haven’t determined the cause, manner or approximate date of death. Perez would have turned 52 this past April.