Bengt-Olov Sjoestroem, 45, vanished over the Pacific during a business flight on December 11, 2001. He was a passenger in a single-engine Mooney M20C that left Seattle for Arcata; on the return leg near Netarts in Tillamook County the aircraft disappeared. He was described as about 5 feet 10 inches, 175–180 pounds, with sandy, graying hair and blue eyes.

An extensive search by the U.S. Air Force and Civil Air Patrol found no main wreckage, but debris and some of Sjoestroem’s personal effects washed ashore near Netarts Bay. The search was suspended in January 2002. Later in 2002 divers recovered the plane’s propeller off the coast; its serial number matched the missing Mooney. The cause of the crash and the circumstances leading to the disappearance remain unknown, and his remains have not been recovered.

Did anyone in the area at the time see unusual debris, a downed aircraft, or activity on the water near Netarts Bay that could shed light on what happened?