PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities are trying to identify a female Spring Break visitor, caught naked on camera and surrounded on the beach by a group of males, to ensure her well-being, according to Bay County Sheriff’s officials.
BCSO does not know when or where the photos of the female were taken, officials said. However, they suspect the female — who is wearing nothing more than a stack of beads, sunglasses and an ambiguous expression — could be underage, or close to it, and possibly in distress.
BCSO spokeswoman Ruth Corley said authorities want to identify the female to check on her well-being and determine if the pictures were taken consensually.
“We aren’t trying to get her into trouble,” Corley said. “We want to make sure she isn’t in trouble.”
BCSO was alerted to the social media site Twitter after the pictures were posted March 11. In one of the pictures, which have since been removed from Twitter, the nude female visitor appears to be bent over dancing at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico.
No descriptive landmarks can be seen in the background.
In the other picture, posted moments before, she is partially attempting to cover herself as a group of males surrounds her. An arm reaches into the frame, grabbing the stack of beads around her neck.
When the pictures could have been taken is difficult to determine, Corley said, but BCSO asked the public for help identifying the female.
“We want to make sure she is OK, check her well-being and make sure the pictures were consensual,” Corley said.
Corley said the case is not related to a missing Leon County 15-year-old, Sidney Fuller, who is believed to be in Bay County. Fuller is 5 feet 6 inches tall. She weighs 110 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen in Tallahassee on March 6.
Anyone with information on either of the cases is asked to contact the Bay County Sheriff’s Office at 850-747-4700 or Crime Stoppers at 850-785-TIPS (8477).