Le is presumed drowned but no sign of his body has turned up. His family has standing vigil at the beach every day for more than a week, and has asked local divers for help: Troy Le's family seeks help in search for missing swimmer's body.
Troy Le's family has been standing vigil at the beach every day for more than a week, but no sign of his body has turned up, the San Diego Union- Tribune reported. Le and girlfriend Jessica Eung, both 19, got caught in a rip current about 6:25 p.m. a week ago Saturday.Le was last seen pushing a bodyboard toward his girlfriend, Jessica Eung, when they were both caught in a rip current about fifty yards from shore. Witnesses in a nearby parking lot called lifeguards after seeing the two struggling in the water and screaming for help. More here: Lifeguard recounts dramatic beach rescue attempts.
Lifeguards rescued Eung, who is hospitalized in intensive care. She is a freshman at Grossmont College where she is the top-ranked tennis player. Megan Haber, her college tennis coach, told the newspaper she was improving daily.
Le was a freshman at San Diego Mesa College. He pushed a body board to Eung, though she was unable to reach it just before she went under, The Union- Tribune reported.
Hoa Nguyen, a longtime friend of Le's, said family and friends held a memorial for him at the beach on Saturday. Le, a graduate of Mission Bay High School, was just learning how to swim, he said. Eung, a graduate of Crawford High School, did not know to swim, her father told state lifeguard Lt. Ed Vodrazka earlier.