Wagner was first reported missing on June 20, just weeks after the end of spring quarter.
Wagner remembered as “charismatic,” always smiling
Members of the Cal Poly community are mourning the loss of 21-year-old biomedical engineering rising senior Stefan Wagner.
Cal Poly student dies in ocean off Montaña de Oro
Biomedical engineering rising senior Stefan Wagner was officially declared dead Friday after disappearing into the waters of Montaña de Oro State Park one day earlier, Cal Poly administrators wrote in an email to campus Saturday.
Wagner dove into Spooner’s Cove — where currents twist and turn among crashing waves — against the wishes of his friends, The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. When he failed to resurface, his friends called 911.