Overview
- Danielle Staley, 35, was last seen around 11:23 p.m. on Nov. 6 near Rio Del Mar State Beach in Aptos during a late-night bonfire with an unknown group.
- The sheriff’s office says new information indicates she may be at risk and that foul play may be involved.
- Staley’s personal belongings were found on the beach, and investigators say her lack of contact with family is uncharacteristic.
- She had been visiting from Utah and staying in a camper van near the beach with a friend who is cooperating with detectives.
- Detectives are reviewing phone data, have searched the coastline with drones with no sign she entered the ocean, and are requesting surveillance footage from Beach Drive, Rio Del Mar Boulevard and The Esplanade recorded Nov. 5–7; tips can be called in to 831-471-1121.