The aqua and orange paddleboard belonging to a missing Miami man who disappeared Monday has been found, but the US Coast Guard continues to search for him.
The Coast Guard issued an update Wednesday morning, including a picture of the board and a dry bag belonging to the 29-year-old missing man whose first name is Luciano.
Officials said the items were found by a Good Samaritan eight to 11 miles offshore between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The board appears wrinkled and tattered compared to a previous photo shared by the Coast Guard.
Luciano was last seen Monday spearfishing on the paddleboard. He reportedly left Cape Florida at 5:15 p.m. on Pines Canel in Key Biscayne, Florida. The Coast Guard said Tuesday they were searching for him with air and surface crews.
Luciano’s Facebook page includes many photos of him diving underwater, spearfishing, and paddleboarding. He also named himself vice president of a general contractor construction and development business in Key Biscayne.
US Coast Guard
He is listed as 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds. Luciano has short brown hair, trimmed facial hair, and brown eyes. He wore a light gray long-sleeved “Reef Cheefs” rash guard shirt with gray shorts upon his disappearance.
Anyone with information about Luciano’s disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call the Key Biscayne Police Department at (305) 365-5555 and the U.S. Coast Guard at (305) 535-4300 or (786) 316-1074.
Other missing at sea cases
The search for Luciano comes after three men from Alabama, Harold Denzel Hunter, 25, Jemonda Ray, 24, and Marius Richardson, 24, drowned Friday during an evening swim at a Flordia panhandle beach after getting caught in a rip current. The Coast Guard was able to find all three men, but they all died upon arriving at the hospital.
Beachgoers should be aware of the dangers of rip currents. Last week alone, rip currents in Florida claimed the lives of at least six people. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rip currents can reach speeds up to eight feet per second.
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