Missing paddleboarder’s family makes online plea urging navigation company to release his location data [Video]

The family of a “professional diver and spearfisher” is calling on a navigation company for help after Luciano Mercenari went missing this week while paddleboarding off the coast of Key Biscayne, Florida.

Mercenari was wearing a GPS-enabled Garmin brand diving watch at the time of his disappearance, his cousin, Allegra Jacchia, said in a social media post urging the company to release the location data.

Jacchia’s post went viral, sharing the hashtag “#FindLuc,” tagging Garmin in hopes the company will take further action in locating Mercenari.

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“He was wearing a watch from the brand Garmin, a diving watch,” Jacchia said. “We contacted the brand, who told us that since the watch had not been synced to the phone since March, there is no way to track his location.”

“We asked for more information; we are begging them to help …

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