Dennis Cyncor-McMillan, his parents received a call about the time school started: Their oldest son was missing, probably drowned off a beach south of Davenport around 4 a.m. Monday."His friend saw him go down" in the water, Dennis' father, Mark McMillan, said Monday evening. "He tried to rescue him. We presume Dennis is dead at this point."Dennis would have turned 18 on March 28.Dennis was a member of the Los Gatos High School football team, and he would be the second player on the team to die suddenly in the past few months. Michael Halpin, a member of the team, collapsed at school and died Dec. 2.
The search was suspended at about 12:30 p.m. after search and rescue officials searched the area looking for the Los Gatos teenager who was reported missing at about 4 a.m. Monday.
Fire Authorities said a group of six friends had gathered on the Davenport beach known as Shark's Tooth Beach at about 11 p.m. to camp.
Shark's Tooth Beach
Photo source: ksbw.com
Update: 1200hrs - No Joy - The search, which has covered 40 square miles, has been extended to noon -
The Coast Guard, California State Parks personnel and Cal Fire continue searching for a missing 17-year-old Los Gatos boy in the waters just south of Davenport.
The boy was reported missing at 4 a.m. and had been at the beach, known by locals as Shark's Tooth Beach, having a barbecue with five others since 11 p.m., according to Kirk Lingenfelter, state parks superintendent. The beach-goers were drinking, and at some point in the early morning, two of them decided to swim out to the pinnacle in the cove. One returned, but the other did not and a 911 call was placed at about 4 a.m.
The water temperature was about 51 degrees and the air temperature, with wind chill, was about 31 degrees at that time of the morning.
The search, which has covered 40 square miles, has been extended to noon. State Parks lifeguards are on the bluffs. The Coast Guard has boats on the water and a helicopter involved in the search. The waters off the beach are choppy and filled with whitecaps and 8-foot swells.
The beach is on Coast Dairies property between Bonny Doon Beach and Davenport.
Three of the beach-goers were from Chile, one was from Lake Tahoe and two, including the missing boy, were from Los Gatos, according to the State Parks official.
Update Source: www.santacruzsentinel.com - Link
Cal Fire Chief Ian Larkin said personal watercraft and another chopper were on their way to aid in the search.
Search and Rescue - Davenport, California
Coast Guard looking for teen lost in ocean
DAVENPORT, Calif. (AP) - More help is arriving as rescue crews continue to search for a 17-year-old boy who disappeared in the ocean near Davenport.
A Coast Guard helicopter searching the area has been joined by rescue boats and crews on the cliffs overlooking the ocean.
A Coast Guard official says they received a report the boy fell into the water a little after 4:00 this morning.
Rescue crews are dealing with 15-foot swells as they search the area. Davenport is a tiny coastal town with steep cliffs that tower above the sea.
The community is about nine miles north of Santa Cruz.
Source: KSBY - Link
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