On June 28, 2005, 15-year-old Ian Foster was at the Oregon coast north of the North Jetty near the Driftwood Shores Resort in Florence with two friends when he reportedly suffered a leg cramp and was swept out to sea. A 911 call prompted a rapid response; the U.S. Coast Guard arrived within ten minutes and search teams spotted Ian in rough water on two separate occasions, but turbulent conditions prevented rescuers from reaching him.

Despite a comprehensive search, crews were unable to locate Ian again and the search was eventually called off. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has kept the case open, but with no new leads Ian is presumed to have drowned. He was an active student athlete involved in football, wrestling and baseball, a Boy Scouts member who loved camping, and he left behind four siblings.

Did anyone who knew Ian or was on the beach that day see anything that could help fill in what happened that afternoon?