{"id":1827,"date":"2025-05-20T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:08:36","slug":"2025-big-bear-lake-tragedy-missing-uc-santa-barbara-student-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1827","title":{"rendered":"2025 Big Bear Lake Tragedy: Missing UC Santa Barbara Student Found Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> Big Bear Lake, UC Santa Barbara student, missing student, San Bernardino Sheriff, Tanner Prentiss, accidental death<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Body of Missing UC Santa Barbara Student Found<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student, Tanner Prentiss, reported missing in Big Bear Lake, was found dead on Monday morning, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff&#8217;s Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details of the Incident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prentiss, from the Santa Clarita Valley area, was visiting Big Bear Lake with friends. He was last seen on Village Drive at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. His friends reported him missing after he failed to return to their rental cabin. On Monday, around 10:20 a.m., deputies found his body in the water near Pine Knot Marina during a search effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search and Recovery Efforts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators followed leads from witnesses who last saw Prentiss, directing their search to the marina area. The sheriff&#8217;s aviation division spotted his body in the water, and the dive team recovered it. The sheriff&#8217;s department stated no foul play is suspected, and the death appears accidental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ongoing Investigation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Bernardino County Coroner&#8217;s Office has taken over to determine the exact cause of Prentiss&#8217; death, though the investigation currently points to an accidental incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UC Santa Barbara&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UC Santa Barbara released a statement expressing condolences: &#8220;We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our student who passed away. Losing a member of our UC Santa Barbara community is heartbreaking.&#8221; The university is offering support through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), available 24\/7 at 805-893-4411, and the ASAP program for faculty and staff. Wellness resources are accessible at wellbeing.ucsb.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tags: Big Bear Lake, UC Santa Barbara student, missing student, San Bernardino Sheriff, Tanner Prentiss, accidental death Body of Missing UC Santa Barbara Student Found A 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student, Tanner Prentiss, reported missing in Big Bear Lake, was found dead on Monday morning, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff&#8217;s Department. Details of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1828,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827\/revisions\/1828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}