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San Francisco camper found dead in Tomales Bay identified
San Francisco Chronicle • • nation
Key Points:
- Casey Flynn Melia, 36, from San Francisco, was identified as one of two individuals who died while canoeing in Tomales Bay on Sunday night.
- Melia and an unidentified companion left a campsite around midnight to view bioluminescence but were found dead near White Gulch Beach after failing to return by Sunday morning.
- First responders recovered Melia’s companion unresponsive in the water and later found Melia near Hog Island; both were declared dead after being transported to shore.
- The cause and manner of death remain under investigation, with forensic postmortem exams and toxicology tests scheduled for the week.
- The incident occurred in Point Reyes National Seashore, where bioluminescence is a seasonal phenomenon caused by dinoflagellates in algae blooms, typically visible from June to October.
