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Douglas W. Foster, 47, of Portland, went missing after a collision on Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Washington, on the night of July 4, 2015. He was aboard a 22-foot boat with three others when a 17-foot aluminum boat struck them near Point Defiance Park about 11 p.m., throwing passengers into the water as the boat capsized. The operator and two others from Foster’s boat were rescued; Foster was not found.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Pierce County marine crews searched roughly 35 square miles of the bay over the next fourteen hours before suspending the search the following afternoon. Authorities said alcohol was believed to have contributed to the crash. Joshua Puckett, 44, the operator of Foster’s boat, was arrested and charged with watercraft homicide and watercraft assault; he pleaded not guilty. Foster was subsequently presumed to have died.

Does anyone have information about Douglas Foster or the July 4, 2015, collision that could help clarify what happened that night?