SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — A body that washed up on a beach south of Half Moon Bay earlier this month has been identified as that of a missing North Beach resident , according to the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office. The coroner was alerted to the body on Tuesday, June 11 at approximately 4:41 p.m. by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
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The body, which was believed to have washed ashore, was found by a passerby on a beach south of Half Moon Bay. The coroner’s office responded and launched an investigation into the cause and manner of death.
On Tuesday, the coroner’s office identified the body as that of 39-year-old Kelvin Sol Yee through fingerprints.
Yee, a resident of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, has been missing for more than two weeks. He was last seen in Chinatown on May 28. At the time of his disappearance, police say he was headed to an address near Half Moon Bay State Beach.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that North Beach community member, Kelvin Yee, was found deceased in Half Moon Bay a couple of weeks ago,” tweeted San Francisco Supervisor and Aaron Peskin. “Thanks to those who have been keeping up hope that he would resurface for a coffee at Trieste.”