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Dustin Ernest Gabel, a passionate surfer at the age of 36, had recently come back to Hawaii from a surfing excursion in Asia. On October 25, 2005, just a day after his return, he drove his 1993 white Volkswagen van to Yokohama Bay in Waianae. A lifeguard on duty saw him arrive, take out his 9-foot white surfboard, and paddle out into the ocean toward Kaena Point at approximately 2:30 in the afternoon. The conditions in the water were not considered dangerous at the time, with wave heights estima ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 25, 2005

Victim Details

Oct 31, 2024

Nov 01, 2024

Dustin

Gabel

55

36

72 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 25, 2005

Waianae

Hawaii

Honolulu County

96792

No

155720

Honolulu Police Department

Honolulu

Hawaii

Honolulu County

96813

Michael Garcia

Detective

801 South Beretania Street, Hawaii

8085293111

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.honolulupd.org

05-440578

2005-10-26

Honolulu Police Department

2754

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

05/27/2026


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