On the morning of August 31, 1993, during Hurricane Emily, 15-year-old Anthony Juan Turner of Chesapeake, Virginia, disappeared after entering the ocean at the 600 block of South Atlantic Drive in Virginia Beach. An avid surfer known as Tony, he went into the stormy surf with two companions and was last seen at about 10:45 a.m.; his friends lost sight of him before he failed to resurface.

Anthony was described as 5 feet 10 inches and 150 pounds, wearing purple shorts and a blue tie-dyed t-shirt with holes cut into it. Companions alerted authorities from a nearby lighthouse and rescue teams searched the rough seas for about two hours, but no sign of him was found. Beaches were closed because of the hazardous conditions created by the hurricane.

Anthony’s body has never been recovered and he is presumed lost at sea; the Virginia Beach Police Department continues to list the case as active. If anyone was on the beach that morning or remembers seeing Anthony or his group, please come forward with any information.