Overview

• Tanner Prentiss, a 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara junior, was reported missing after failing to return to his rental cabin during a weekend trip to Big Bear Lake.
• He was last seen walking north from Village Drive toward Big Bear Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17.
• The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dive Team located Prentiss’s body in the water near Pine Knot Marina on Monday, May 19, around 10:30 a.m.
• Authorities have ruled out foul play, and the case has been turned over to the coroner’s office to determine the exact cause of death.
• Prentiss’s family has requested privacy, while UC Santa Barbara has mobilized counseling and support resources for the campus community.