Missing Man Is Safe, Returns Home

A 22-year-old man has returned to his home in Santa Cruz County after a family member reported him missing on Wednesday when he had not been seen for two days, a sheriff’s spokesman said today.

Brenden Cruz-Lynch returned home in good health soon after deputies released details of his disappearance to the media on Friday, according to sheriff’s Lt. Kelly Kent.

Kent said that Cruz-Lynch was in good health but no specifics were available about why the man went missing.

A member of Cruz-Lynch’s family contacted deputies Wednesday saying that he had not been seen since 8 a.m. the previous Monday when he left his residence in the 200 block of North Avenue in the unincorporated Aptos area near Seacliff State Beach to visit a friend.

His family said they were worried about Cruz-Lynch, who liked to visit North Rodeo Gulch Road near the unincorporated Soquel area, because he has medical conditions that place him at risk if not treated, Kent said.

[Previous: Missing Person Alert: Man, 22, Reportedly Not Seen Since Leaving Seacliff Area Wednesday.]

--BAy City News

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