The Brief
- Search crews and family members continue looking along the Orange County coastline for a fisherman who disappeared five days ago near the Wedge in Newport Beach.
- The missing man, 42-year-old Lu Thu Tran, known as Tyler, was last seen fishing on Christmas Eve amid dangerous surf conditions.
- His family is asking the public to remain vigilant along the coast and contact authorities with any information that could help locate him.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Search crews and family members continued combing the Orange County coastline Monday, five days after a fisherman was last seen near one of Southern California’s most dangerous surf breaks.
The man, identified as Lu Thu Tran, who went by the name Tyler, was last seen on Christmas Eve morning while fishing at the Wedge, a powerful and unpredictable break at the entrance to Newport Harbor. He was 42.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Newport Beach Fire Department lifeguards and dive teams have been searching the waters near Newport Beach, while relatives and volunteers have climbed the rocky shoreline, using drones and flashlights in hopes of finding him.…