Boyfriend of woman who vanished at California beach bonfire speaks out, makes plea for public's help

The fellow of a Utah pistillate who vanished earlier this period astatine a formation successful California is present speaking out, urging the nationalist to "please travel forward" with accusation successful a lawsuit that constabulary fishy mightiness incorporate "foul play." 

Danielle Staley, 35, was past seen astatine a bonfire connected Rio Del Mar State Beach adjacent Aptos connected Nov. 6 astir 11:30 p.m., FOX11 Los Angeles reported, citing the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. Deputies aboriginal said caller accusation indicates that Staley whitethorn beryllium "at risk" and that "foul play whitethorn beryllium involved." 

"I’m not stopping until I find her. And I’m not going anywhere, I’m close here," Alx Nunez, identified by KSBW arsenic her boyfriend, said successful an interrogation with the station. "I truly admit everything that radical are doing... and I privation to bash much than what I've been doing, sitting in some edifice room, truthful what I’m asking is for if anybody has immoderate information, immoderate accusation whatsoever to delight travel forward, the detectives are moving connected this truly hard." 

"As God arsenic my witness, I person thing to bash with it," helium besides said.

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Danielle Staley, 35, right, was past seen connected Nov. 6, 2025, astatine Rio Del Mar State Beach adjacent Aptos, California, according to FOX11 Los Angeles. (Google Maps; Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office)

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office describes Staley arsenic being 5-feet 6-inches tall, weighing astir 120 pounds. She was past seen wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and leopard-print leggings. 

"If you unrecorded oregon enactment adjacent Beach Drive, Rio Del Mar Boulevard, The Esplanade, oregon immoderate adjacent streets oregon pathways, the Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance," it said successful a announcement earlier this period asking the nationalist for surveillance footage. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the sheriff's bureau for comment.

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With debris-filled waves successful the background, a pistillate walks on Rio Del Mar State Beach aft a almighty tempest deed California's Central Coast successful Aptos, California, connected Jan. 9, 2023.  (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Nunez said helium did not be the bonfire connected the nighttime of Staley’s disappearance and alternatively fell dormant successful the camper van they were traveling in. The van is inactive being searched by constabulary for evidence, according to KSBW.  

"And erstwhile I woke up, she wasn't there, truthful I'm saying there's cameras there, there's a full backstage subdivision that isn't thing but cameras, and determination has to beryllium immoderate video surveillance of thing cars going successful and retired betwixt astir 11 o'clock and six successful the morning," the presumption quoted him arsenic saying.

A sheriff’s bureau spokesperson told KTVU that Staley was with an "unknown group" astatine the formation astir the clip she disappeared. 

Rio Del Mar State Beach successful California. A Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office spokesperson told KTVU that, "Staley’s idiosyncratic belongings were recovered connected the beach." (Google Maps)

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"Staley’s idiosyncratic belongings were recovered connected the beach, and she has not been successful interaction with her household — behaviour that is uncharacteristic and has raised further concern," Sgt. Zach West told the station.