John Calvin Ogle, 65, was last seen May 16, 1994, when he went fishing near the municipal wharf in Santa Cruz, California. Despite poor weather that day he launched a rented 12-foot yellow rowboat with an outboard motor and went out into Monterey Bay. Searchers later found his unoccupied boat drifting about 1.5 miles offshore and recovered his life jacket and fishing gear.

Authorities believe Ogle likely drowned given the rough sea conditions that included three to four foot waves and winds over 20 miles per hour, but no further trace of him has been located. The case remains classified as a lost/injured missing person and unresolved. Anyone with information about John Ogle’s disappearance is asked to contact the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department.