On a turbulent Thursday, March 10, 1988, 34-year-old Howard Alan Green, a resident of Reseda, California, vanished at Pyramid Lake in Castaic. He was on a boat with his three-year-old son, Daniel Alan Green, when powerful Santa Ana winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour, suddenly swept across the lake. The fierce winds capsized their vessel near the dam at the northern end of the lake in the Tehachapi Mountain foothills. The harrowing incident triggered a frantic rescue effort under extremely challenging conditions.
Emergency crews battled the high winds and near-zero visibility to reach the overturned boat. They managed to pull young Daniel from the frigid, wind-whipped water. The boy was found unconscious but was wearing a life vest. Paramedics successfully revived him, and he was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he was reported to be in fair condition. Tragically, his father, Howard, who was not wearing a life vest, could not be located.
Sheriff's divers were dispatched to search for him, but their efforts were severely hampered by the dangerous weather. As night fell, the initial search for Howard Alan Green was called off.
The search for Howard was expected to resume the following morning, but he was never found and was presumed to have drowned in the accident. His case is classified as a missing person, and his information, including the alias Howard Alan Greenberg, remains in public databases. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was the reporting agency for this heartbreaking case. The events of that windy March day left a family shattered and created a lasting mystery around the final moments of Howard Alan Green. The incident serves as a somber reminder of the unpredictable power of nature and the profound loss experienced by those left behind in the wake of such a tragedy.Last Seen: Mar 10, 1988
