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Authorities searching for paddleboarder who went missing in Key Biscayne

The 29-year-old paddleboarder, Luciano Mercenari, was last seen around 5:15 p.m. Monday near Cape Florida on Pines Canal in Key Biscayne, U.S. Coast Guard officials said

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A man named Luciano went missing in Key Biscayne while paddleboarding. NBC6’s Christian Colón reports

Authorities are searching for a paddleboarder who went missing near Miami Monday evening.

The 29-year-old paddleboarder and experienced fisherman, Luciano Mercenari, was last seen around 5:15 p.m. near Cape Florida on Pines Canal in Key Biscayne, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

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He was on an aqua and orange paddleboard, wearing a light gray long sleeve "reef cheefs" rash guard and gray sports shorts.

Luciano is 6-foot-2, about 200 pounds, with dark brown hair and a beard.

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Footage from Chopper 6 showed Miami-Dade Police and Coast Guard helicopters searching for Luciano on Tuesday morning.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call police at 305-365-5555.

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