Missing
Kevin Anthony Persad
Persad, approximately 2010
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/15/2010
Missing location (approx) :
St. Petersburg, Florida
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Asian
DOB : 08/22/1981 (39)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 145 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Persad was last seen in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 15, 2010. He went for a swim at Fort De Soto's north beach that day. He was swimming with a friend about 250 feet offshore, headed for the Shell Key Preserve, when his friend lost sight of him at approximately 3:30 p.m. Persad never returned to shore and an extensive search turned up no sign of him. He is presumed drowned.
Persad moved to Florida from Trinidad and Tobago with his parents and sister in 1997. He graduated from Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg and attended the International Academy of Design in Tampa, Florida; he dreamed of becoming a fashion designer.
At the time of his disappearance, he was working in customer service with the American Automobile Association. His body has never been found.
Other information and links : ncy
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
727-582-6200
September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Tampa Tribune
Coast Guard News
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
October 12, 2004. September 6, 2019; picture added.
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