Missing
Ivan Barela
Ivan, approximately 1986; Age when reported missing: 39 (approximately 2010)
Date reported missing : 11/02/1986
Missing location (approx) :
San Francisco, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
DOB : 10/09/1971 (49)
Age at the time of disappearance: 15 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11, 145 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Swimming trunks and cut-off gray Nike sweatpants.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ivan was last seen at Ocean Beach near San Francisco, California on November 2, 1986. He left his parents on the south end of the beach at 2:30 p.m. to take his dog for a walk, and never returned. On the day Ivan vanished, the Vuarnet Pro-Am surfing tournament was being held at Ocean Beach.
Ivan has a history of running away from home, but police believe he disappeared in 1986 under suspicious circumstances and not voluntarily. It is also possible that he drowned, but few clues are available in his case, which remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
San Francisco Police Department
415-553-1321
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
NewsLibrary
October 12, 2004. December 19, 2011; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
