CA Santa Cruz County, found floating in water, male, listed as 6'0" and 337 lbs, #UP134671, photo available, November 16 2024

[sunflowermomma]

Is this guy actually 7'2"?

WARNING: post-mortem photo at link, not graphic.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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www.namus.gov

Decedent was found floating in the ocean, no personal belongings were recovered. Coroner estimates decedent was in the water for less than 2 days.

Pre-50, 7'2", 336 lbs, no other info.

 

[Damarna]

I would think he would be pretty memorable.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I would think he would be pretty memorable.

If that's truly his height.

 

[Bethan]

Agreed! If accurate height & weight he is a ‘giant’ of a man & one would expect him to be identified quickly.

I do hope so!

 

[kforbes862]

There was a case of a man floating in the water in northern California who was very tall also. He was I believe 6'7" and was fount at point reyes.

 

[RookieWebsleuth2024]

They just identified him:

Body found in water off Santa Cruz County beach identified

Authorities found the body of someone unresponsive in the water off Moran Beach Wednesday.

www.ksbw.com

 

[Bethan]

@RookieWebsleuth2024 I believe the article you’ve linked is dated 7th June ‘24 so is not the same man.

 

[Bethan]

NAMUS information now reads HT 6’ 0” 72” WT 337 lbs

Presumably someone has noticed the error & corrected it!

( I was beginning to think it could be Rico Harris! 6’ 9” & 300 lbs when he disappeared in 2014)

 

[bombardier]

NAMUS information now reads HT 6’ 0” 72” WT 337 lbs

Presumably someone has noticed the error & corrected it!

( I was beginning to think it could be Rico Harris! 6’ 9” & 300 lbs when he disappeared in 2014)

lol yes i often see LE switching inches to feet and vice versa when entering cases into namus. 6 feet and 337lbs is still memorable!

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Requesting update to thread title. Height was corrected to 6'0".

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

I hope he will be identifed soon.

 

[iulia]

Medical Examiner Data Portal

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office website portal

shf.santacruzcountyca.gov

His COD is listed as "Blunt force head trauma", Manner of death - Accident, Sub Manner of Death - Blunt Force Injury. No other details that I could find atm.

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Well, I suppose it's likely moot now but I did recently complete a reconstruction of Santa Cruz Doe. Glad he's been identified.