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Sad end to search for missing UC Santa Barbara student in the San Bernardino Mountains

A headshot of a young man with red wavy hair.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
The search for missing Santa Barbara County college student Tanner Prentiss ended with the discovery of his body in Big Bear Lake Monday morning.

Tanner Prentiss, 22, disappeared early Saturday morning, during a trip with friends to Big Bear. His body was found in a lake on Monday morning.

The search for a missing UC Santa Barbara student who disappeared during a weekend outing to the San Bernardino Mountains has concluded with tragedy.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials say the body of Tanner Prentiss was found in Big Bear Lake Monday morning.

The 22-year-old was staying with friends at a cabin in the resort community as part of a weekend trip. He disappeared Friday night and was last seen walking down a Big Bear street early Saturday morning.

Officials say his body was discovered in the water near the Pine Knot Marina, which is in the middle of the community. The circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.