Help find Sean Sidi

Someone just called in a sighting of "Sean" near 421 Ellis Street in San Francisco. Sean was sighted at @ 10:15 pm - tonight. "Sean" was barefoot. The person who called in the tip did not notice whether Sean had braces on his teeth. "Sean's" hair was as pictured in his missing person flier, and was wearing "dark colored" clothing. 

PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE OF "SEAN" IF YOU THINK THAT YOU SEE HIM. SEND TO 415.713.5913 or lynnkching@yahoo.com. CALL 415.713.5913. 

THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US REPOST SEAN'S MISSING PERSON FLIERS. IT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT SEAN STANDS A CHANCE OF BEING LOCATED, IN TIME.

SEAN, AGE 19 yrs, is Asian/White; 5'5", 120 lbs and slim build; dk brown eyes; dk brown wavy hair (afro looking if long); wears SILVER DENTAL BRACES; right eye droops slightly; bump/scar on right forehead from brain surgery; may seem lost; may not know his name. NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL CARE. 

To have Sean's missing person fliers mailed to you (anywhere in the U.S.) please contact via message on FB or email lynnkching@yahoo.com.

For more information on the search for brain injured 19 yr old Sean SIDI, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013, seewww.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi.

Another “Sean” sighting was called in today from San Francisco (9th and Irving). After further inquiry, it does not appear to have been Sean, however, we greatly appreciate the call. 

Please know that ALL but 1 the 100+ “Sean sightings” we have received occurred after someone saw Sean’s flier. 

PLEASE CONSIDER POSTING 2 – 3 FLIERS IN A PLACE CONVENIENT FOR YOU, and REPOSTING IT – as needed - EACH WEEK. WE DESPERATELY NEED FLIERS AT GROUND ZERO (CALIFORNIA) and ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES!!!. 

HERE IS ONE IDEA WE WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT - POSTING SEAN’S FLIER IN YOUR CAR WINDOW. 

Lisa V. recently wrote…..” We have Sean’s flyer taped to our car window, so that wherever we go we are a moving sign. Many, many people have commented on it saying they have seen the flyers and they how things are going with the search. It is a simple way to get a lot of notice.”

Laurie M said, “I have also posted a sign on a car window in each of our cars. I cannot tell you the number of people who have read the sign. When I am driving, people look over. When the car is parked, they stop to read it.”

Two weeks ago a nice gentlemen approached Claude and me in the Safeway parking lot, after seeing Sean’s flier in our car window. He asked us whether we had more fliers (which of course we did), as he wanted a stack to pass out. He had heard about our search for Sean at the vigil in Golden Gate Park, and since then has Sean’s flier posted at his shop at Geary and 26 Avenue.

PLEASE KNOW THAT EVERY FLIER COUNTS in our desperate search for Sean SIDI. If you would like to help post/distribute Sean’s missing person fliers (anywhere in the U.S.) please email lynnkching@yahoo.com to have fliers mailed to you. 

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on the desperate search for critically injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco May 21, 2013. 

Sean is 19 yrs., is asian/white; 5'5" 120 lbs slim build; wears silver dental braces; right eye droops slightly; bump on right forehead from brain surgery; has dimples. SEAN IS IN URGENT NEED OF MEDICAL CARE. 

Below is a photo of Sean after 2 brain surgeries and a surgery to repair a broken wrist. Sean could barely walk after his accident late 2012. He built up his strength after leaving the hospital by hiking. 

There are no words to express the sense of loss, devastation and agony that torment us every second of each day, since our son Sean (SIDI) vanished from San Francisco, CA on May 21, 2013. 

For the rest of our lives, we will live with the guilt of knowing that we failed to protect and locate Sean, when he went missing (on May 21, 2013) and needed us the most. We know that hundreds would have rallied instantly to help us find Sean had there been a way to communicate the call for help to everyone that day. 

BUT THE SYSTEM FAILED US, AND WE FAILED SEAN. 

In California (unlike some other states whose silver alert includes cognitively impaired young adults), there is NO equivalent of an amber or silver alert for citizens to be on the lookout for a young adult with a serious medical condition. 

Instead, one is left to do the best they can - on their own. 

It took us 2 days to get media's help. To make matters worse, police erroneously pinged Sean’s phone to a wrong location. By the time police correctly pinged Sean’s phone to the eastern end of Golden Gate Park, almost 10 DAYS after Sean went missing, it was TOO LATE. For the most crucial hours and days after Sean vanished on May 21, 2013 – he was left to fend on his own, ill and in the early stages of recovering from a critical brain injury, (very likely) with no memory of us, wandering - lost and cold. Sean has now been gone for over 8 months. 

We will continue to search for Sean until the end. However we are under no illusions as to the possible consequences of our failure to locate Sean, soon after he vanished on May 21, 2013. 

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See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on the desperate search for critically injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco May 21, 2013. If you would like to post/distribute Sean’s missing person fliers (anywhere in the U.S.) please email lynnkching@yahoo.com to have fliers mailed to you. 

Sean is 19 yrs., is asian/white; 5'5" 120 lbs slim build; wears silver dental braces; right eye droops slightly; bump on right forehead from brain surgery; has dimples. 

Photos of Sean after 2 brain operations - several months before going missing on May 21, 2013.

On Sunday 2/2/2014, someone called in a sighting of a very sick young man after seeing Sean’s missing person flier (though sighting of someone w/very short hair). Many volunteers - including veterans living in the area - continue to search for Sean, and post his fliers. Some of you have reported that several homeless individuals claimed to have seen Sean in the area. However, at this point the Venice Beach sighting remains UNCONFIRMED. 

Some are skeptical that Sean could have traveled so far in his fragile medical state. The truth is – from what we have learned of the transportation networks used by those living on the streets (and assuming someone took Sean with them) Sean could be much farther. However, it is also true that Sean was very, very ill when he vanished 8 months ago…..and each day weighs heavily.

PLEASE HELP US POST (& REPOST) A FEW OF SEANS FLIERS ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. Please keep an eye out for Sean, particularly among the homeless – WHEREVER you may be. 

In Hope,

Claude, Lynn & Danielle 

See www.facebook.com/findseansidi or www.seansidi.com for more information on the desperate search for critically injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco May 21, 2013. If you would like to post/distribute Sean’s missing person fliers (anywhere in the U.S.) please email lynnkching@yahoo.com to have fliers mailed to you. 

Sean is 19 yrs., is asian/white; 5'5" 120 lbs slim build; wears silver dental braces; right eye droops slightly; bump on right forehead from brain surgery; has dimples. 

Photo of Sean in New Orleans several weeks before going missing on May 21, 2013.

Someone just called in a “Sean sighting” of a very sick young man at the drum circle (SAT 2/1) at Venice beach, CA. We have called the Santa Monica Police dept. but need help in distributing and posting fliers at or near Venice Beach. 

If you know of anyone who is willing to post Sean’s missing person fliers, please contact lynnkching@yahoo.com and we will overnight fliers to you or arrange for you to pick up printed fliers near your location.

The person spoke to “Sean” (yesterday SAT 2/1) because “Sean” seemed VERY, VERY SICK. He was 99% sure that “Sean” wore dental braces. Below is a description of “Sean”, per the person calling in the tip. This person was not aware that Sean was missing, until he saw Sean’s missing person flier at a THRIFT STORE in Colver City, about 3 – 4 miles from Venice Beach. (THANK YOU TO THOSE POSTING ANYWHERE/EVERYWHERE!!) 

This is the description of “Sean” by the person calling in the tip:

- Saw “Sean” at DRUM CIRCLE at Venice Beach, CA (Saturday 2/1/14).
- “Sean” looked very, very ill – possibly running a fever;
- “Sean” had dental braces (99% sure);
- “Sean’s” eyes were not focusing;
- Wearing a RED jacket;
- HAIR WAS VERY SHORT (not long and wavy)
- Had piercing on front lip (Sean did not have piercing at time he went missing 8 months ago. However, anything could have happened.

For more information about the search for brain injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013, seewww.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi. Sean, age 19, is Asian/White; 5’5” 120 lbs and slim build; dark brown eyes; dark brown hair (wavy if long); wears SILVER DENTAL BRACES; BUMP on RIGHT FOREHEAD from brain surgery; RIGHT EYE droops slightly. Sean may seem lost or confused.

Thanks to all of YOU posting in MARIN, someone called in a tip from Novato yesterday after seeing Sean’s flier posted at Safeway.  The person who called it in provided very detailed information, which allowed us to locate “Sean”. Unfortunately, it was not Sean.   While we were disappointed, we were glad that we were able to confirm this sighting.

In total, 3 tips were called in over the past 10 days: 2 from Novato and 1 in San Francisco THANKS to so many of you posting and reposting.  In truth, the tips are following the fliers. 

We are trying our utmost to get fliers posted in EVERY city in California and beyond.   You can make a big difference in our search for Sean if you can help us post 1 or 2 fliers near you (and re-post the fliers until Sean is found).

If you are willing to post and/or distribute Sean’s fliers (ANYWHERE in the U.S), please email lynnkching@yahoo.com.

For more information about the search for brain injured Sean SIDI, age 19, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013, see www.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi.  Sean, age 19, is Asian/White; 5’5” 120 lbs and slim build; dark brown eyes; dark brown wavy hair (AFRO if untrimmed); wears SILVER DENTAL BRACES; BUMP on RIGHT FOREHEAD from brain surgery; RIGHT EYE droops slightly.  Sean may seem lost or confused.  

Picture below of Sean Sidi (April 2012) and sister Danielle at U of Colorado - Boulder where Sean accepted a seat.

Thanks to fliers being posted by all of you, tips continue to be called in. Two tips were called in over the last 3 days. 1 tip was called in from Novato and 1 from San Francisco.   In both cases, the caller thought the person they saw resembled Sean - but was not sure. (THANK YOU to those who called in the tips!!) 

WE DESPERATELY NEED A CONFIRMED SIGHTING OF SEAN.

IF YOU THINK THAT SOMEONE RESEMBLES SEAN, PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOUR CELL PHONE. TEXT THE PICTURE TO 415.713.5913 or email lynnkching@yahoo.com. NOTE THE LOCATION, DATE AND EXACT TIME OF THE SEAN SIGHTING. PLEASE CALL ALL TIPS IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 

MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THEY KEEP A PICTURE OF SEAN'S FLIER AND STORE IT IN THEIR CELL PHONE FOR REFERENCE. 

We know that it is NOT easy to recognize Sean, and that some of you have gone to extreme lengths to help us find Sean. One person stopped his car in the middle of traffic, before the on- ramp (in SF) to the freeway, blocked traffic, and ran across several lanes of traffic, when he thought he saw "SEAN". Upon catching up with "SEAN" and taking a closer look, he realized that he was mistaken. By that time a police officer was running towards him. Fortunately, for him - when explaining why he had stopped his car in the middle of traffic - the POLICE recognized the name (Missing) Sean SIDI, and let him go with a stern warning! 

We do not have many post-injury photos of Sean, but have posted as many as we have. Below is a description of SEAN SIDI, missing from San Francisco, CA May 21, 2013: 

Sean is 19 yrs old, Asian/White 5'5", 120 lbs slim build;
dark brown eyes; dark brown WAVY hair (AFRO if untrimmed);
BUMP on right forehead from brain surgery;
wears SILVER DENTAL BRACES;
RIGHT eye droops slightly;
has DIMPLES. 

For more information about brain injured Sean Sidi, age 19 who vanished from San Francisco May 21, 2013, see www.seansidi.com or www.facebook.com/findseansidi