Eric Brown was 14 and from Vero Beach, Florida, when he went missing on October 7, 2007. He was last seen at an unguarded stretch of beach south of South Beach Park after swimming out to assist a female friend who was struggling in a strong current. Witnesses say he held her above the water until a lifeguard reached her, but a large wave then dragged Eric under and he did not resurface.

Searchers never recovered his body. A few days later his boxer shorts washed ashore at Riomar Beach, north of the incident site. He is presumed to have drowned, and no further evidence of his whereabouts has been found.

If anyone was at that section of beach on October 7, 2007, or has information about the search area, please share what you know.