Overview
- The pair left around midnight Saturday to canoe to White Gulch Beach to view bioluminescence and planned to camp there, officials said.
- They were reported missing Sunday morning, prompting multi‑agency air, water and ground searches that located both bodies Sunday afternoon.
- First responders found both people wearing life jackets; one body was recovered in the ocean just outside the mouth of Tomales Bay and the other on shore north of Hog Island near White Gulch.
- Authorities have not released the victims’ identities or causes of death and say the Marin and Sonoma county sheriff’s offices are leading a formal investigation.
- Point Reyes’ White Gulch area is a known seasonal spot for bioluminescence but responders described the inlet as notoriously dangerous because of strong tides, limited access and remote nighttime conditions, and officials may issue safety guidance following the deaths.