LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a 30-year-old woman near Venice Beach, California, after personal belongings were found unattended south of the Venice Beach Pier, Wednesday evening.
The missing person has been identified as 30-year-old Ashanta Ayana Elise Cobb-McNeil from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her loved ones said she sometimes goes by "Loni Legend."
At approximately 8:40 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders received a report from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and a good Samaritan who discovered a phone, shoes, wallet, and passport unattended on the sand.
The Coast Guard launched rescue crews from Station Los Angeles-Long Beach, Air Station Ventura, and diverted the cutter Narwhal to search the surrounding waters. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Santa Monica lifeguards from Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division conducted shoreline and waterside searches. LAPD is coordinating landside efforts.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Ms. Cobb-McNeil is urged to contact the local authorities.