Gregory Ryan Forte, 29, was last seen on February 9, 2010, leaving a small gathering at a condominium on South Carolina Avenue in Fenwick Island at about 11:30 p.m. Blizzard conditions that night — rain, snow, and sleet — hampered early searches. His Jeep Cherokee was found parked with the door open and the radio playing; his wet sweatshirt, cell phone with a dead battery, and his favorite black baseball cap near the beach access were left behind.

Skeletal remains that washed up on an Ocean City, Maryland, beach in late April 2010 were identified by DNA as Forte’s. The medical examiner could not determine the cause or manner of death, and investigators have not established how he disappeared or ended up in the water. Family and friends mounted extensive searches, and a scholarship fund in his name supports soccer students.

Anyone who was in the Fenwick Island area on the night of February 9, 2010, or who recalls seeing Forte or his Jeep, is asked to come forward with information.