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♪ >> reporter: down below the surface of the pacific ocean, on the far side of california's catalina island, is a silent current. strange, how it flows up to the swelling coastline of santa barbara. then, just before the open sea, turns back to glide again past this storied island. with, one sunny day in may 2006, someone in it. >> i have a saying that i'd rather be lucky than good. >> reporter: ken clark is a detective with the l.a. sheriff's department. been at it a long time. as has robert martindale. more than 50 years between them. but nothing like the case that literally floated to the...

But nothing like the case that floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. would never have had the case at all except -- >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going the catalina island. they came up on a body floating the the water. >> just happened to see it. >> just happened to see it. >> yes. >> that's a big ocean out there. the chances of it being seen are need until a hay stack. >> very slim. >> reporter: the say lloris found a flock of screeching sea gulls perched on top of the body. >> it was in extreme decomposition face. >> barnacles had atta...

Literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. would never have had the case at all, except -- >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going to catalina island and they came upon a body floating in the water. >> just happened to see it? >> just happened to see it. >> that's a big ocean out there. >> absolutely. >> so the chances of it being seen are, what, needle in the haystack? >> very slim. >> reporter: the sailors had spotted a flock of shrieking seagulls perched on top of a body. it looked like it had been in the water for some time. >> it wa...

Tucked in a library, would anyone ever find it? he's keith morris. ♪ >> reporter: down below the surface of the pacific ocean off catalina island is a silent current. strange, how it swells up to the coastline of santa barbara, and just before the open sea, turns back to glide again past the storied island. when, one sunny day in 2006, someone was in it. >> i have a saying that i'd rather be lucky than good. >> reporter: ken clark of the l.a. sheriff's department has been at it a long time as has robert martindale, more than 50 years between them, but nothing like the case that literally flo...

>> reporter: ken clark of the l.a. sheriff's department has been at it a long time. as has robert martindale, more than 50 years between them. but nothing like the case that literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina, would never have had the case at all, except. >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going to catalina ie lsla and they came upon a body floating in the water. >> reporter: just happened to see it? >> just happened to see it. >> that's a big ocean out there. >> reporter: the sailors had spotted a flock of shrieking sea gulls penc...