AK AK- Charles Bryan Gay, 38, Skagway, 26 Sep 2000

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Charles Bryan Gay – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 09/26/2000
• Missing From Skagway, Alaska
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/14/1962 (61)
• Age 38 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 150 pounds
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Gay may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. He goes by his middle name, Bryan.

Details of Disappearance​

Gay was last seen in a hostel in Skagway, Alaska at 9:30 a.m. on September 26, 2000. He said he was going to go on a day hike to Upper Dewey Lake, 2.8 miles away, to look for rocks. He was supposed to check out of the hostel and take the ferry to British Columbia at 11:00 p.m., but he never did.

Gay left all his belongings behind at the hostel and has never been heard from again. A search began for him the following morning, but no evidence relating to his whereabouts was discovered. He is not believed to have carried any overnight camping gear.

The last trace of his whereabouts was located in an old cabin at the top of Upper Dewey Lake, straight up the mountain, about five kilometers from the nearest village. The cabin had a sign-in book and there was a signature from Gay: "Great day, great hike, but this pen ran out of ink. Bryan G." The signature wasn't discovered until a year after he disappeared.

Gay resided in Montrose, British Columbia, Canada in 2000 and was employed as a geologist; he had just finished his third summer for Archer Cathro and Associates at a job in Whitehorse, Yukon. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Alaska State Troopers 907-465-4000

Source Information​

• NamUs
• The Anchorage Daily News
• The Boundary Creek Times
• The Whitehorse Daily Star

Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 4, 2020; details of disappearance updated.

 

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP34740

View NamUs missing person case MP34740 for Charles Bryan Gay missing from Skagway, Alaska. Date of last contact: Sep 26, 2000. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

Missing Age 28 Years
Current Age 50 Years

First Name Charles
Middle Name Bryan John
Last Name Gay
Nickname/Alias Bryan
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Height 5'-10" - (70 - inches)
Weight 150 - lbs

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact September 26, 2000
NamUs Case Created August 11, 2016

Last Known Location (Map)
Location Skagway, Alaska
County Skagway Yakutat Angoon County

Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance Charles Gay was last seen at a Skagway hostel on 09/26/2000. Gay, who is a geologist, told the hostel manager he was heading to Upper Dewey Lakes to look for rocks. He was not believed to have had overnight gear with him. Extensive searches of the area were unsuccessful in locating him.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description May have mustache, goatee or beard
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown
Eye Description --

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Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing Blue or grey jacket
Clothing Black or brown leather knee length pants
Footwear Loafers

 

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Oct 2, 2020

Never forgotten: Kootenay man still missing after 20 years

Bryan Gay disappeared in Skagway Alaska Sept. 26, 2000

www.boundarycreektimes.com