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Recovery Efforts Scaled Back for Missing Swimmer at Point Reyes National Seashore

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Felix Louis N'jai

News Release Date: October 6, 2023
Contact: Christine Beekman, 415-464-5135

POINT REYES STATION, Calif. – Officials from the National Park Service (NPS) Point Reyes National Seashore have scaled back recovery efforts for swimmer Felix Louis N'jai, who was reported missing near Wildcat Beach on Sunday morning at 10:20 am.

The 52-year-old Ghambian national who had been living in San Francisco, was last seen wearing a black spandex shorts approximately 100 feet from the shore. N’jai was swimming with two friends in the ocean when he went missing. A shark was seen but an attack has not been confirmed.

If you have any information, contact the National Park Service, Point Reyes National Seashore by calling either 911 or 415-464-5170.

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Last updated: October 6, 2023

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