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Local news shows a devastated eric. it was now day two of the search for pegye. still nothing. the next day, the coast guard interviewed eric. eric bechler could barely speak. >> what did you take with you? >> we had a couple bags. we wanted to see if we could see catalina. it was so hazy. i told pegye it was too hazy. >> reporter: eric told the coast guard he tried to body board on the way out and said there was a pretty good swell in the ocean. >> was it as high as the side of the boat? >> big enough to notice. >> reporter: eric said they stopped out here on the water to

California. pegye had been missing almost 24 hours. >> of course, the ocean is just bigger, bigger than you think about if you're in new mexico. >> reporter: pegye's friend glenda tried to stay optimistic. >> i absolutely thought they would find her. >> reporter: maybe alive? >> i did. because she was a fabulous swimmer. >> reporter: glenda went to the bechler house to see eric. how did he look? >> hysterical. he had been crying and his face was red and you know, all of those things. he looked upset. as he should be. one would expect. >> she's the best person. >> reporter: this video from loca...

Glenda tried to stay optimistic. >> i absolutely thought they would find her. >> reporter: maybe alive? >> i did. because she was a fabulous swimmer. >> reporter: glenda went to the bechler house to see eric. how did he look? >> hysterical. a little bit. he had been crying and his face was red and you know, all of those things. he looked upset. as he should be. one would expect. >> she's the best person. >> reporter: this video from local news shows a devastated eric. it was now day two of the search for pegye. still nothing. the next day, the coast guard interviewed eric. eric bechler could b...

>> how did he look? >> hysterical, a little bit. you know, he'd been crying and, you know, his face is red and, you know, all of those things. he looked upset, as you should be, one would expect. >> the best. the best person. >> reporter: this video from local news shows a devastated eric. it was now day two of the search for pegye. still nothing. the next day, the coast guard interviewed eric. >> we're just going to do an inquiry into the boating accident. ok? >> what did you take with you on the boat? >> we had a couple bags and a cooler. >> we wanted to see catalina, but it was so hazy. i t...

>> i absolutely thought they'd find her. >> maybe alive? >> mm-hmm. i did. because she's a fabulous swimmer. >> glenda went to the bechler house to see eric. how did he look? >> hysterical. a little bit. he had been crying. his face is red. and, you know, all of those things. he looked upset. as he should be. one would expect. >> she's the best person. >> this video from local news shows a devastated eric. it was now day two of the search for pegye. still nothing. the next day the coast guard interviewed eric. eric bechler could barely speak. >> what did you take with you on the boat? >> we ha...