 Coast Guard launches intensive search for overdue man June 19, 2003
Search efforts began after the caller reported that 51-year-old Daryl Wilks aboard his 18-foot aluminum skiff never arrived at Edna Bay. The boater departed the village of Hyder Tuesday at 6 a.m. and stopped in Ketchikan for fuel before continuing his 165-mile trek. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Sitka and a Station Ketchikan rescue boat crew began searching shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and continued searching late in to the evening for Wilks. According to the caller, Wilks is a known survivalist whose boat is equipped with food, a space blanket, a gun and fishing equipment. A Good Samaritan reported spotting Wilks about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon asking for directions to Point Baker while in Behm Canal, about 25 miles off course. Today's extensive Coast Guard led search includes two Sitka helicopter crews, Station Ketchikan rescuers and assistance from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad and Alaska State Troopers.
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