Robert Francis Shaw, 62, of Washougal, Washington, went missing after a solo fishing outing from Wheeler, Oregon, on October 8, 2009. He launched in a 12-foot boat into the lower Nehalem Bay and failed to return; his wife reported him missing, prompting multi-agency searches by sea and land.

A Coast Guard helicopter later found Shaw’s small boat overturned and adrift about two miles from the bay, but there was no sign of him. The Coast Guard searched for about five hours before suspending its operation; Tillamook County search and rescue and other local agencies continued the effort. Oregon State Police identified Shaw as the missing man.

The searches did not locate him, and his disappearance remains unresolved. If anyone was on or near the lower Nehalem Bay on October 8, 2009, or has information about small boats seen adrift that day, please share what was observed.