Kayaker Found Dead After Going Missing Near SFO Identified

SAN MATEO, CA – A man whose body was discovered by the San Mateo Bridge over the weekend has been identified as a North Bay resident.

San Mateo County coroner's officials on Monday said 37-year-old Filip Anderson of Greenbrae was found Sunday morning near the bridge.

Anderson had gone missing Saturday afternoon around 4 p.m. while he was out kayaking with two others, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The trio left from Oyster Point in South San Francisco, but at some point, the kayakers realized Anderson had gone missing near San Francisco International Airport.

With help from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and the San Mateo County Fire Department, Coast Guard officials began a search for the man.

A helicopter then discovered Anderson's body just south of the San Mateo Bridge around 3 a.m. the next morning, according to Coast Guard officials.

– Bay City News Service contributed to this report / patch file photo by Renee Schiavone