Andrew Willis, 41, disappeared from West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California, on May 29, 1997, while fishing from a 20-foot cliff with a cousin and a friend the day before his 42nd birthday. An ocean wave swept him off the rocks and pulled him underwater; rescue crews conducted a five-hour search and reported spotting his body twice but were unable to retrieve him because of dangerous sea conditions. He is presumed to have drowned, though his body was never recovered.

Willis was described as an African-American man, 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, blue pants, and a blue hat. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department classifies the case as lost/injured missing.

Did anyone in the area fish off West Cliff Drive around that time or have information about that day that could help fill in missing details?