On July 20, 1956, 26-year-old Donald MacVicar would go into a boat in Chandler Lake in Kotzebue, Alaska. The boat would sink and it was presumed that he had drowned. Searches continued for around 10 days but had to be stopped as it was too dangerous for searchers.
At the time Donald was a Yale geologist working towards his doctorate. This was the second summer in Alaska that he conducted field studies. Two years later another Yale geologist would name Mount MacVicar after him. Mount MacVicar is located 4 miles Southe East of the South end of Chandler Lake and 15 miles North West of the headwaters of John River, Brooks
Donald was a white male and was 26-years-old at the time. He was 5'11" and 165 lbs.
SOURCES:
NamUs
International Missing Persons Wiki
Alaska Guide
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 23, 1956
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner July 31, 1956
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