Adagio Talifero was 14 when he and his father, Gerald Storm Talifero, left Goleta Beach, California, on June 7, 2018, aboard a vessel bound for Hawaii. The pair planned a brief stop in San Diego but never reached Hawaii and made no further contact. They had bought return plane tickets for September 1, 2018, that were not used.

In July 2018 Gerald’s remains washed ashore near Goleta Beach and were only positively identified in 2021. Despite extensive searches, Adagio’s whereabouts remain unknown and it is feared both may have been lost at sea. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are involved, and age-progressed images of Adagio have been released.

If anyone has information about Adagio’s movements or saw the father and son after June 7, 2018, please contact the investigating agencies.