David Jines, 50, has been missing from Los Angeles County since October 27, 2009. He was last seen leaving Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island in a twelve-foot motorized skiff after helping a friend with her yacht. He intended to return to his sailboat, which was anchored in Avalon Harbor, but never arrived and has not been seen or heard from since.

At the time he disappeared Jines was described as a white male, 6 feet 1 inch, about 170 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark t-shirt, blue jeans, and a baseball cap. He has a bracelet tattoo on his right wrist and is missing two fingers.

A search was conducted, and on October 29, 2009 a Coast Guard helicopter involved in the search collided with a military helicopter fifty miles off the coast of San Diego; that accident resulted in the loss of two Marines and the seven-member Coast Guard crew and those service members were not recovered. Both they and David Jines are presumed to be deceased. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is the investigating agency.

If anyone was in Avalon Harbor or on Catalina Island on October 27, 2009 and saw Jines or his skiff, please share what was observed.