The U.S. Coast Guard and San Diego first responders Tuesday were searching for a kayaker who was reported missing near the Torrey Pines Gliderport in La Jolla.
According to a news release from the Coast Guard, Samantha Youngs, 27, was first reported missing at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Youngs’ family “reported her missing, along with her kayak,” according to the Coast Guard. “Her car was found at the Torrey Pines Gliderport cliff-side parking lot.”
Coast Guard vessels and aircraft on Tuesday searched the area near Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and the La Jolla coast.
San Diego lifeguards and police were also helping to search for Youngs. The police said that just before 8 p.m. Monday, Youngs “last contacted family.” They added that she was possibly last known to be in the area of 2800 Torrey Pines, and in her blue kayak near Black’s Beach.
Youngs, who police said was “at-risk,” was described as a white female with brown hair and hazel eyes. She is 5-feet-3 inches tall and weighs roughly 115 pounds.
USCG spokesman Charlie Valor told City News Service that the San Diego station, along with Air Station Ventura, responded to the area between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m.
Valor, a petty officer 3rd class, added that the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock “took over the search-and-rescue operations this afternoon.”
The USCG is asking anyone with information about Youngs’ disappearance to call the Joint Harbor Operations Center at 619-278-7057.
Updated 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 2026
