(7 July 1992 - 7 July 1997) her death Pegye and her husband, Eric Christopher Bechler, rented an 18-foot powerboat and went for a sail in the Pacific Ocean off Newport Beach, California on July 7, 1997, to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. Photographs of Eric and the boat are posted with this case summary. He was later found alone, clinging to a body board in the water and screaming for help.