AK AK - George Tonsgard, 28, Juneau, 15 July 1956

[Kat]

I don't see any other entries for George on other missing databases, I may have missed them though.

George's NamUs Profile:

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/11176/30/

No dental, dna or fingerprints.

case report states:

Was witnessed drowning in Gastineau Chanel in 1956. Twice remains have been examined to link to subject both unsuccessfully.

George is the subject of local legend:

http://juneauempire.com/stories/030804/loc_skull.shtml
Posted: Monday, March 08, 2004

Regardless of whether anyone really saw a giant squid pull George Tonsgard beneath the Gastineau Channel waves nearly a half century ago, some people now see him in pieces of skull found this winter on the muddy seabed.
Bill Tonsgard Jr. said a piece of a skull found Jan. 31 by divers near the downtown Juneau waterfront certainly could have come from his uncle, who disappeared while diving in the channel in July 1956.

George is still missed by his family. I hope they find him soon.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Count Every Mystery: Disappearance of George Alfred Tonsgard

 

[Richard]

George A. Tonsgard
BIRTH 1927
DEATH 1956 (aged 28–29)
BURIAL
Alaskan Memorial Park
Juneau, Juneau Borough, Alaska, USA

LINK:

George A. Tonsgard (1927-1956) - Find a Grave...

 

[Richard]

Not much has ever been written about this case.

He has a bronze plaque in a cemetery which states: George A. Tonsgard, 1927 - 1956 "The Last Dive" . It also features a scuba diver in the upper left corner.