Loren Jaime Salis, 55 and a resident of Hawi, did not resurface after a night dive off Old Coast Guard Road in North Kohala, Hawaii. The friend who dived with him and a concerned relative reported him missing in the early morning hours of September 17, 2015, prompting an immediate search and rescue response.

The United States Coast Guard and Hawai’i County Fire Department searched roughly 3,000 square miles using a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi, fire department helicopters and dive teams. A submerged dive light and a fishing spear were recovered but could not be confirmed as belonging to Salis. After three days with no new leads, the active search was suspended.

Salis was described as an Asian male, 5 feet 7 inches, about 165 pounds, with black hair. Officials noted his disappearance occurred before any tsunami-related waves from a separate earthquake and did not believe the events were connected.

If anyone was in the North Kohala area that night or has information about night diving activity near Old Coast Guard Road, can you help investigators or Loren’s family?