Wayne Jason Ausa was 16 when he disappeared from Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 16, 2016. He and a classmate, Grisham Duran, were part of a group of friends who entered waist‑deep water. The boys were linked arm‑in‑arm when a strong wave and current separated them; three youths made it back to shore but Wayne and Grisham were swept out to sea and never seen again.

The Coast Guard carried out an extensive search that was called off after several hours without locating the boys. Both are presumed drowned and their bodies have not been recovered, likely carried far offshore. Wayne was a student at Vallejo High School, enrolled in the Engineering Academy and active in the school choir. Very little is known about the final movements that afternoon.

Anyone who was at Ocean Beach on April 16, 2016, or who has information about Wayne’s last day is asked to come forward.