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Does anyone remember if there were any unusual weather conditions on November 2, 1986, in Ocean Beach? I know it's been a while, but I've been thinking about Ivan Barela's case and how it was a surfing event day. Was the surf particularly strong or the weather unpredictable that day? If the waves were bigger or conditions were rough, it might lend some weight to the accidental drowning theory. I've always felt the dog being found but not Ivan is a strange detail. It's such a busy area—how does someone just vanish without a trace? Anyone with more info on what the surf conditions were like that day, please share. Every bit helps in understanding what might have happened.
Hey everyone, I stumbled on some interesting info about Ivan Barela's case that I hadn't seen discussed much in this thread. I was digging through old local news archives and found a small note about Ivan's dog being found. The dog was reportedly found quite close to the water, which makes me wonder if Ivan had actually been headed towards the bay when he went missing. This bit of info made me rethink the drowning theory—maybe he was trying to rescue the dog from the water, or the dog got startled and pulled him in somehow?
The part that gets me is how close to the water the dog was found, but there were no footprints or any traces of Ivan found, according to what I read. I'm not entirely sold on the drowning theory myself, given the lack of evidence, but this piece about the dog is just one more twist. Does anyone remember any details about search efforts near the shoreline back then? Were they able to get any dive teams or equipment to track anything underwater?
Anyway, just curious if anyone has dug deeper into this aspect of the case. Sometimes, even the smallest details can lead to bigger insights. Thoughts?
I've been following Ivan Barela's case for years now, and something that puzzles me is the location of where he disappeared. Ocean Beach is known for its strong currents and unpredictable tides. I remember reading about how some locals at the time mentioned how dangerous the water can be, especially for someone not familiar with the area. It makes me wonder if there might be more witnesses out there who saw something that day but didn't think it was relevant at the time. The fact that Ivan's dog was found but he wasn't is heart-wrenching. Maybe someone noticed him around 2:30 p.m. when he was walking away from the tournament and just hadn't realized what they saw? It feels like someone must have seen or heard something, even if it didn’t seem important back then.