Craig Hoskie, a 22-year-old Navy trainee of Navajo descent, was last seen in the early hours of April 12, 2008, on Pensacola Beach behind the Days Inn. He had been on the beach the night before with friends after arriving there and they spent the evening drinking and socializing. Around midnight they went swimming; one friend left and later returned to find Hoskie’s wallet, clothes, and shoes on the sand but no sign of him.

An extensive search of the area turned up no trace. Conditions on the water that night were reported as not favorable, and his disappearance is believed to be a drowning, though his body has never been recovered. Hoskie was training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola to become an aviation support equipment technician.

If anyone was on Pensacola Beach around April 12, 2008, or knew Craig’s activities that night, please share what you remember.