PANAMA CITY BEACH — The search for a spring breaker missing since Monday evening continued Wednesday without results.
Members of Reny Jose’s family were in Bay County Wednesday to assist the Sheriff’s Office in the search for the 21-year-old student at Rice University in Houston. Jose was last seen by friends near the home on the west end of Front Beach Road where they stayed since Saturday.
A man at the home identified himself as Jose’s father and declined to speak with reporters. He appeared upset as he left the home with several adults.
They all drove away in a minivan as about a dozen members of Bay County Search and Rescue lingered in the home’s driveway with their dogs. A few minutes later, the search and rescue team left the home as well.
Jose was wearing black athletic pants and a green sweater when last seen, but his clothes, wallet and phone were discovered in a trash bin near the house.
Jose’s companions called authorities Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. to report him missing.
According to a police report, a man who had been staying with Jose said the Rice University student had taken LSD, an illegal drug known to cause users to hallucinate and behave unpredictably, and spoken of committing suicide on Monday, and he’d also taken LSD the day before that.
Deputies have checked with other local law enforcement agencies, hospitals and taxi services; none reported any contact with Jose or anyone matching his description.
Jose’s family created a Facebook page, FIND RENY JOSE, to share information. Deputies are asking anyone who might have information to call 850-747-5079 or CrimeStoppers at 850-785-TIPS (8477).