Randall Gene Young, 51, of Morro Bay, was last seen April 28, 2010, after driving to Plaskett Creek Campground in the Los Padres National Forest for a solo camping trip. He was expected back a few days later and was reported overdue when he failed to return by Sunday noon; a friend who checked the campsite found all of Young’s belongings gone.

Young’s truck was later located parked on Highway 1 south of the campground. The white kayak he had taken was missing from the vehicle; the kayak was later recovered on Sand Dollar Beach and contained four oars. An extensive search involving the United States Coast Guard deployed a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Morro Bay, an 87-foot cutter and two helicopters to search about 80 miles of shoreline, but no sign of Young was found and the search was suspended pending new leads.

At the time he disappeared Young was described as white, 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 3 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. It was reported he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly before his disappearance. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is the investigating agency.

If anyone was in the Plaskett Creek or Sand Dollar Beach area around April 28, 2010, or saw a white kayak or a man matching this description, please share what you know.