Missing cyclist found after ride down Big Sur coast

Update, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: The Monterey Police Department has confirmed that the missing cyclist, Eoin “Owen” McLoughlin, has been located.

The Department’s Facebook page said Tuesday evening that the cyclist “was found OK in the Fort Hunter Liggett area, and arrangements are being made to reunite him with family and friends.”

Original story:

A cyclist who planned to ride down the Big Sur coast from Monterey over the weekend is now missing.

The last known whereabouts of Eoin “Owen” McLoughlin, 28, were when he parked his vehicle in a Monterey parking lot, according to an informational poster on social media.

McLoughlin, who speaks with an Irish accent, reportedly intended to pedal the approximately 60 miles of coastal Highway 1 to Kirk Creek Campground, camp there and then continue across Nacimiento-Ferguson Road to King City.

From King City, the poster said, he intended to either cycle or take a bus to Salinas, then cycle back to Monterey.

McLoughlin is described as being 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 180 pounds, and having brown hair and eyes.

Friends and law enforcement are searching for him.

The poster asks that anyone with information about him and his location contact the Monterey Police Department (831-646-3830) or McLoughlin’s friend Paddy White (415-871-1463).

This story was originally published March 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM.

Kathe Tanner

The Tribune

805-781-7904 (voicemails only)

Kathe Tanner has been writing about the people and places of SLO County’s North Coast since 1981, first as a columnist and then also as a reporter. Her career has included stints as a bakery owner, public relations director, radio host, trail guide and jewelry designer. She has been a resident of Cambria for more than four decades, and if it’s happening in town, Kathe knows about it.