Steven Wycoff, 66, vanished from the waters off Waikoloa, Hawaii after a solo kayak fishing trip on the morning of June 27, 2013. He was an experienced fisherman familiar with the area and was last seen by other boaters around 10 a.m. that day. Under an hour later his green kayak was found adrift about 50 yards from shore north of the Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor; the vessel still held his fishing gear and a cooler but Wycoff himself was not aboard.

An extensive multiagency search followed, covering more than 228 square miles by air and sea. The Hawaii Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Police Department and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources participated. A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, the Cutter Kittiwake, fire-department helicopters and a rescue boat were used during three days of searching before the operation was suspended with the family’s consultation. No trace of Wycoff was ever found.

What can anyone who was boating in the Kawaihae-Waikoloa area that morning add about sightings or unusual conditions?