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Ahmad Nourzaie Missing Person Case

Last seen in Santa Cruz, California on Jan 18, 2016

Victim Details

Mar 08, 2018

Feb 23, 2024

Ahmad

Nourzaie

35

25

69 inches

190 lbs

Asian

Male

Jan 18, 2016

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

37328

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

95062

5200 Soquel Avenue, California

8314711121

County

Law Enforcement

www.scsheriff.com

16-00473

2016-01-18

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

10268

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

08/12/2026


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Ahmad Solaiman Nourzaie, a 25-year-old University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) student, was last seen on January 18, 2016, at Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County. Ahmad and several other students had gone to the beach, and three of them used a rope to descend a cliff to stand on a rocky outcropping. A powerful wave unexpectedly swept Ahmad and two others into the ocean. While one student managed to swim back to safety, Nourzaie and another student, Shireen Agha Ahsan, were lost to the sea. ...
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Last Seen: Jan 18, 2016

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