Early Thursday morning a call came into the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office about a possible drowning at Tunitas Creek Beach in Unincorporated San Mateo County.
Deputies from the Coastside Patrol Bureau responded to the beach based on a report of a male subject who was in the water and distressed.
Upon arrival, the reporting parties told deputies that at around 4 a.m., one of their friends wandered off while they were on the beach and disappeared.
The missing person has been identified as Florentino Suan Pasco Jr., 36, a transient out of Stockton, California.
Pasco Jr.’s friends were unable to find him and believed he went into the water.
A search was conducted by the Sheriff's Office, Coast Guard and San Mateo
County Harbor Patrol. Several search and rescue teams were dispatched including a helicopter, rescue vessel, and drone.
But ultimately authorities were unable to locate Pasco Jr.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident may call the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Tip Line at 1-800-547-2700
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