The CEO of a tech company has been found dead two years after he went missing when he took an Uber ride in 2021.
Police say the remains of a body were discovered on 25 April in an abandoned courtyard in Santa Monica, with the Los Angeles County Coroner taking control of the remains.
While they are still currently trying to work out a cause of death, they have identified the body as Beau Mann, the founder of mental health and addiction healthcare app Sober Grid.
Mann was last seen on the 30 November 2021 at around 2pm where he was spotted at a convenience store on Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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The store is actually only a short distance away from Sober Grid's offices in California, with Mann getting into an Uber from outside the 7/11 shop.
This is when the tech CEO was last seen alive, with police saying that Mann texted 911 while he was in the back of the taxi before being dropped off in Santa Monica.
Mann's fiancé Jason Abate began to worry as he failed to return text messages.
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After reporting his disappearance, the LAPD performed a wellness check at Mann's apartment, but he was nowhere to be found.
A missing person's report was filed on 4 December, with the search for him ongoing ever since.
Abate was actually the last person to speak to Mann, with the pair - who were planning to get married in 2022 - speaking the night before.
Speaking to NBC News in 2022, Abate said: "I just want to know where he is. Please, somebody, have a heart.
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"[The night before] he told me he loved me, and he wanted to adopt children with me.
"That was the last message I ever got from him."
Mann founded Sober Grid in 2015, and achieved a lot of success with the mental health companion app.
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The app describes itself as the ‘world’s largest recovery app', with over 350,000 users worldwide.
The company paid tribute to its founder and CEO on Instagram, with them posting a picture of a smiling Mann.
Captioning that, they wrote: "Simply put – Beau was our light. After an experience in his early years with drugs and addiction, he turned his focus and passion towards helping others.
"While he is no longer with us, we know Beau’s spirit will live on in Sober Grid’s mission to help those in need."
Topics: Technology, US News
Callum Jones