On August 31, 2025, a 26-foot motorized catamaran capsized about four miles off Gold Beach, Oregon. Three men were aboard: Jerrod Robert Bruner, 42, Sam Waller and Robbie Nelson. A nearby private vessel crew rescued Nelson, who was taken to hospital for hypothermia; there was no sign of Bruner or Waller amid strong winds and high waves.

The U.S. Coast Guard, Curry County Sheriff’s Office and volunteers searched more than 75 square nautical miles with boats, helicopters and jet skis. After more than a day the active search was suspended and the effort shifted to recovery. The capsized boat was found days later about 12 miles northwest of the Port of Brookings; divers searched it on September 3 and recovered Waller from inside. Bruner was not found.

Bruner, known as Bone, was a husband and father of two who enjoyed fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. Local shoreline patrols and aerial checks continued without sign of him. Does anyone have information about Jerrod Bruner’s last known movements or sightings on August 31?