Police seek public assistance searching for missing man near Santa Maria water basin
Santa Maria Police Department SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department said it recovered ...
Santa Maria Police Department SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Around 3:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department said it recovered a single article of clothing of a missing man who entered the water at north Blosser and Canal Street with no return. On Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Maria Police Department alerted the public to assist in the search for the missing man, who they identified as 32-year-old David Navarro. SMPD said that the night before, around 10:59 p.m. Tuesday, officers were dispatched the the area of Blosser Road and Canal Street in the city of Santa Maria after a citizen reported that Navarro had entered the fenced off area surrounding a nearby flood control reservoir and that he could not be located.