By Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press [P360P].
A 36-year-old Stockton man is listed as missing after it was reported he possibly entered the water at Tunitas Creek Beach south of Half Moon Bay early Thursday morning, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
This Thursday at approximately 5:00, officers responded to a call in the Tunitas Creek Beach area reporting that a male person was in the water and appeared distressed.
Upon arrival, the agents contacted the reporting parties who said that at approximately 4:00, one of their friends walked away while they were on the beach and did not return.
The missing person was identified as Florentino Suan Pasco Jr. of Stockton, California. Friends were unable to locate Florentino and believed he had waded into the water.
The Sheriff's Office and allied agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and the San Mateo County Harbor Patrol, dispatched and deployed various search and rescue assets, including the USCG helicopter, rescue boat and SMSO drone.
However, they reported that "all efforts to locate Florentino were exhausted and he was not located".
In light of the facts, authorities have appealed to anyone with information about this incident to contact the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Anonymous Tip Line at 1-800-547-2700.
