Dayne Kawika Ortiz was 18 when he disappeared from the waters off Waialua, Hawaii, on November 2, 2013. A Farrington High School senior and member of the Governors football team, he was described as biracial (Pacific Islander and White), with black hair, brown eyes, about 6 feet tall and 175 pounds, with ORTIZ tattooed across his chest and a full tribal sleeve on his arm. He was last seen about 100 yards offshore on a kayak in rough water; witnesses say the kayak capsized and he vanished. The empty kayak washed ashore that evening and divers later recovered two pieces of his board shorts, but no confirmed sign of Dayne himself was found.

Search teams covered more than 720 square miles without locating him. The exact final circumstances remain incomplete and Dayne’s family continues to be left with unanswered questions.

If anyone was on Oahu’s North Shore that day or has information about Dayne’s activities before or during the outing, please come forward.