Update: Missing Atascadero man’s remains discovered near golf course
Update posted Aug. 14, 2023:
No foul play indicated, according to sheriff’s office
– last Thursday, the coroner’s unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office identified the body of an Atascadero man who had been reported missing in July.
35-year-old Darren Santangelo was reported missing by family members on July 6. Santangelo was last seen by a family member on June 30 at about 9 p.m. leaving his residence in the 7500 block of Rocky Canyon Road in Atascadero. On July 9, the Atascadero Police Department responded to a call of human remains located near the Chalk Mountain Golf Course. Coroner detectives positively identified the remains as Santangelo.
At this time, there is no indication the death was suspicious or the result of foul play.
This investigation is continuing. No further information is available at this time.
Original story posted July 15, 2023:
35-year-old Darren Santangelo.
Missing person last seen in Atascadero
– On July 6, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person in Atascadero.
35-year-old Darren Santangelo was reported missing by a family member. Santangelo was last seen by a family member on June 30 at about 9 p.m. leaving his residence in the 7500 block of Rocky Canyon Road in Atascadero. He last spoke to another family member on July 1 at approximately 7 a.m. He has also not reported to work since the week of June 26, according to the sheriff’s office.
Santangelo’s family says it is outside his normal behavior not to contact his parents for this long of a time. Santangelo is White, 6′ 5″ tall, 200 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a multi-colored black and purple tank top and dark-colored shorts.
If anyone has information on his whereabouts, please contact the sheriff’s office at (805) 781-4550.
