Felton Trevino Missing Person Case

Dec 20, 2018

Oct 30, 2023

Felton

Trevino

55

15

65 inches

115 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the vast and often unforgiving waters of Alaska, a story of youthful misadventure turned to tragedy unfolded in the spring of 1986. On May 16th of that year, 15-year-old Felton Keith Trevino, a male with black hair and brown eyes, was last seen in Seward, a port city nestled on the Kenai Peninsula. He was in the company of his 14-year-old friend, Clinton B. Thorp. The two boys from Anchorage had made their way to Seward, where they embarked on a fateful journey aboard a cabin cruiser named the Bluebird II. The vessel, however, did not belong to them. It was later determined that the teenagers had stolen the boat, setting a course for an adventure that would end in their disappearance. The exact date of this unfortunate event remains somewhat vague, though it is officially recorded as May 16, 1986. At the time of his disappearance, Felton was described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing approximately 115 pounds. The last known clothing he was wearing consisted of gray sweatpants, a cutoff white t-shirt with gray sleeves, and a distinctive blue and gold satin-like jacket that read "High on Government Hill." On his feet, he wore white Nike tennis shoes, and he had a silver wristwatch on. It is also believed he may have been wearing a necklace. The boys' journey came to a tragic end in the cold, deep waters of Resurrection Bay. The Bluebird II, the stolen cabin cruiser they were on, sank near Harbor Island, which is located about 32 miles southwest of Seward. The circumstances that led to the sinking of the vessel remain unclear. Whether it was due to the inexperience of its young operators, mechanical failure, or the notoriously unpredictable Alaskan weather, the outcome was the same. The boat went down, and neither Felton Trevino nor Clinton Thorp were ever seen again. The vastness of the bay and the frigid temperatures of the water would have made survival nearly impossible, and despite any search and rescue efforts that were likely undertaken by authorities, no trace of the two boys was ever found. Their disappearance left their families with a profound and lasting sense of loss and a litany of unanswered questions. The case of Felton Trevino is a heartbreaking reminder of how youthful indiscretions can have devastating and permanent consequences. The decision made by two teenage boys to take a boat for a joyride in the challenging Alaskan wilderness led to a tragedy that has endured for decades. The investigation into their disappearance, handled by the Alaska State Troopers, ultimately concluded that the boys were lost in a boating accident. Without the recovery of the boys or the vessel, the full story of what happened on the Bluebird II on that May day in 1986 may never be known. The narrative of Felton's disappearance serves as a somber story of adventure that ended in loss, leaving behind only the lingering memory of a 15-year-old boy and the clothes he was last seen wearing, a final, poignant image of a life cut tragically short in the icy waters of Resurrection Bay.

May 16, 1986

Seward

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

No

43422

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

8640194

1986-05-16

Alaska State Troopers

Black

Brown

Brown

07/14/2026