Body found washed ashore in Cayucos identified 

–The Coroner’s Unit of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body which washed ashore on a beach three miles north of Cayucos on OCt. 21. The man is identified as 57-year-old Rene Baltazar Monterrosa of Santa Maria. Monterrosa is the kayaker who went missing on October 8 in the waters off Cayucos. A search was conducted at that time, but Monterrosa was not found.

On Oct. 21, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call about a body which had been discovered washed up on the beach near Cayucos. Coroner Investigators identified the body and notified next of kin. No foul play is suspected.

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