Modesto Robles Jr., 43, of Matagorda, Texas, went missing on September 8, 2000, while on a deep-sea fishing trip with two friends, Hilario Larry Cardenas and Daniel Gonzales. The three men left Matagorda Bay on a 25-foot white Wellcraft with twin 115-horsepower Yamaha outboard engines and never returned; the boat has never been found.

A U.S. Coast Guard search covered more than 35,000 square miles but produced little: two coolers were recovered, one tied to a shoe. Ten days after the disappearance severed leg bones washed up on Mustang Island, and further skeletal remains were later located on Padre Island. DNA tests identified the remains as Cardenas and Gonzales; no trace of Robles or the vessel has been recovered. The cause of the men’s deaths remains undetermined and Robles is still listed as missing.

Anyone who was on or near Matagorda Bay on September 8, 2000, or who may have information about that fishing trip is asked to come forward.