Missing
Kawika David Benjamin Chetron
Chetron, approximately 2007
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/16/2007
Missing location (approx) :
Humboldt County, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/07/1974 (46)
Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dry suit with a double liner, and dark-colored diving gear.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Red hair, brown eyes. "Kawika" may or may not be Chetron's legal first name; his father stated it means "David" in Hawaiian and he acquired the name as a child.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Chetron was last seen on March 16, 2007 in Humboldt County, California. He was an underwater photographer at the time of his disappearance and operated the website Cold Water ImAge at the time of disappearance: s. On the day he went missing, he went diving alone at Blunts Reef near Cape Mendocino, five miles offshore. He apparently never resurfaced and has never been heard from again.
Chetron is described as a very experienced and capable diver; he had been diving since 1986 and was a strong swimmer and physically very fit. The local water temperature at the time of his disappearance was 55 degrees, the sea was calm and he was dressed appropriately.
The Coast Guard did an extensive search and located Chetron's 17-foot Boston Whaler Montauk boat, half submerged and anchored in about 100 feet of water. There was no indication of his whereabouts, but his camera was aboard the boat.
According to his website, Chetron completed high school at the Robert Louis Stevenson School, then went on to study engineering at Harvard University and Stanford University. He is believed to have drowned in an accident at sea.
Other information and links : ncy
Humboldt County Sheriff's Department
707-445-7439
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
Under Current
CDNN
Cold Water ImAge at the time of disappearance: s
KTVU News
October 12, 2004. October 14, 2007; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
