Missing
Shawn Farzad Attaie
Attaie, approximately 2006
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/29/2006
Missing location (approx) :
San Francisco, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 04/01/1983 (38)
Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 160 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Attaie was last seen in San Francisco, California at approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 29, 2006. He was visiting a childhood friend at the time; the men drank vodka and went to the Sutro Baths and decided to explore the coastal caves. Attaie fell into the high tide waters while he and his friend were on the cliffs and was swept into the ocean.
His disappearance was not reported to the Coast Guard until the following evening, due to a miscommunication. The Coast Guard searched for him with a boat and helicopter, but turned up no evidence as to his whereabouts.
Attaie is believed to have drowned, but he remains classified as a missing person. He was a graduate student in sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara at the time of his disappearance, and was interested in social justice.
Other information and links : ncy
United States Park Police
San Francisco Office
415-561-5510
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Daily Nexus
CBS 5
October 12, 2004. September 29, 2006; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
