Christopher Stephen Ostler, 18, was aboard a private Cessna 401 on July 13, 2003, for a fishing trip from Port Angeles, Washington, to Gustavus, Alaska. His father, Gary Ostler, was the pilot. As the flight neared Gustavus the pilot reported both engines out of fuel and performed an emergency ditching about 12 miles from the airport.

The impact knocked occupants momentarily unconscious and the plane sank. Four of the six people exited into the water; two swam to shore and were rescued, while Christopher, his father Gary, and two other passengers, Adam and Gordon Moses, did not make it and have never been recovered. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the probable cause was fuel exhaustion after the pilot failed to refuel.

Christopher is presumed deceased. Does anyone have memories of Christopher or information about the recovery efforts that could add details to this account?