Marine Reserve Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru was swimming off a beach in Puerto Rico when he went missing on March 27.
The Coast Guard has ended a search for Marine Reserve Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru, who went missing on March 27 while swimming off a beach in Puerto Rico. Local authorities say they are now conducting a “passive search” by monitoring Puerto Rico’s beaches in case Wanjiru’s body washes ashore, said Ricardo Castrodad, a spokesman for U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan.
Wanjiru disappeared off La Pared beach near Luquillo, a popular surfing spot on the island’s northeastern corner. His disappearance comes little more than two weeks after Puerto Rico Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Fidel Cruz-Llanos drowned while trying to save a swimmer who was caught in a rip current off Condado Beach in San Juan.
“We keep Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru and his family in our prayers, hoping they find strength and closure during this most difficult time,” Coast Guard Capt.
