If one likens the shape of Alaska to a bearded human face in profile, Lituya Bay is somewhere near the Adam’s apple. Aerial photo of Lituya Bay, 1954Although the cause of the recurring destructive disturbances in the bay was a mystery, a few people had witnessed the effects. About 45 minutes after the rapid unscheduled avian migration, at 10:16pm, a deep rumbling shook the earth, and the water of Lituya Bay began to splash and seesaw. The water of Lituya Bay sloshed back and forth for another thirty minutes, surging from shore to shore as the remaining energy dissipated. Two of the deaths were the Wagners, who had tried to flee Lituya Bay aboard the Sunmore; they were never seen again.