Former WWE Star Shad Gaspard Goes Missing During Swim with Son at Venice Beach [VIDEO]

*Former WWE star Shad Gaspard reportedly went missing over the weekend after swimming with his 10-year-old son in Venice Beach, California.

Los Angeles County lifeguards and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing the underwater search for Gaspard, as the boy was eventually located by rescuers and did not require medical treatment, per PEOPLE.

TMZ first reported that Gaspard went missing after he and his son were caught under a strong ocean current.

A message posted to Gaspard’s Instagram Story urged fans to reach out to family if they had seen the athlete.

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Ex-WWE Star Shad Gaspard Goes Missing During Beach Swim, Lifeguards Searching https://t.co/mIPg8UUNzn

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 18, 2020

Gaspard exhibited signs of distress on May 17 and directed lifeguards to first help his son. He was then submerged by a massive wave and has not been seen since.

“The primary factor yesterday was the hazardous surf, with waves at four to six feet,” a source told The New York Daily News (via Newsweek). “We had strong lateral and strong rip currents through the entire Venice area. Our lifeguards were making hundreds of rescues.”

 

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A post shared by Shad Gaspard (@shadbeast13) on May 8, 2020 at 6:08pm PDT

Deputy Trina Schrader of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department confirmed to Fox News that the L.A. County Lifeguards and the U.S. Coast Guard are currently searching Gaspard.

“At approx 3:45 p.m. L.A. County Lifeguards did see a black male in his 30s in distress. They went to try to rescue him. However, he went under before they could rescue him and a search effort was immediately put underway and a search effort has been underway ever since,” Deputy Schrader told Fox News.

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— Shad Gaspard (@Shadbeast) January 28, 2016

Schrader also noted that there had been 100 rescues reported on Sunday due to rough waters caused by bad weather.

“We are going to put forth every effort available to us to locate the missing swimmer throughout the day and night,” Deputy Schrader said.

Scroll up and watch the report about Gaspard’s disappearance. 

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