The Los Angeles County sheriff 's office reopens the case . Persons with additional information have approached investigators . They often sailed their yacht off the coast of California and they invited Wood 's `` Brainstorm '' co-star , Christopher Walken , to join them on a sail on Thanksgiving weekend in 1981 . Natalie Wood drowned off Catalina Island near Los Angeles in 1981 . Comment:
The Los Angeles County sheriff 's office reopens the case . Persons with additional information have approached investigators . Natalie Wood drowned off Catalina Island near Los Angeles in 1981 . Comment: