Missing
Theodore Gerard Cabugos II
Cabugos, approximately 2000
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/25/2000
Missing location (approx) :
Santa Barbara, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Asian
DOB : 01/13/1956 (65)
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 180 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A wet suit vest and swimming trunks.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Cabugos's nickname is Ted.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Cabugos spoke to his fiancee on the phone at approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 25, 2000 in Santa Barbara, California. He told her he was on his way home at the time. She became concerned when he had not returned to his residence by 10:00 p.m. that evening. His fiancee called the authorities and reported Cabugos as a missing person.
Cabugos's vehicle was discovered abandoned in the parking lot of Santa Monica Harbor near Leadbetter Beach during the following afternoon. There was no sign of him at the scene. A witness told authorities he saw a man fitting Cabugos's description exit the vehicle during the early evening hours of October 25. The witness stated that Cabugos removed a kayak from the car and headed down to Leadbetter Beach.
Authorities initiated a search of the area on October 26 and located Cabugos's overturned kayak floating in the waters near Goleta Beach later in the day. His family members told investigators that Cabugos often went kayaking near Leadbetter Beach at sunset. The search was halted after additional evidence could not be located.
Investigators believe that Cabugos may have drowned after a mishap in the water. He has never been located.
Other information and links : ncy
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
805-934-6150
September 2021 updates and sources
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
October 12, 2004. April 6, 2010; DOB : , Height / Weight : added.
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