The second of four siblings, Lucas has been passionate about water sports ever since he worked as a water sports instructor in Hawaii. He’s an avid kite surfer and a huge fan of Point Break and surf legend Robbie Naish. Lucas never served in the military, has no political affiliation and never engaged in any rally or activism for any cause. He speaks English and French but no Spanish. His family describes him as kind, fun, happy, and full of life.
Lucas was on vacation in Colombia when he got lost while motocycling. he road brought him close to the Venezuelan border. He recognized it and turned to get away but was coerced by the Venezuelan border agents who crossed into Colombia to grab him. At 1:30 PM Colombia time, he sent a voice note to his sister saying he had been, “caught by the Venezuelans, and four hours have passed since I have been here. I think they want to let me go, but I have the police, the military that are asking me lots of questions, and I think I’ll get to the end of things.” Lucas also emphasized in text messages that he did not know what was happening. At 9:00 am Colombia time on January 8, he sent a second voice message saying, “I am still in the same place. There is immigration police involved…..They did a report with all the details, where it is written that I had no intent to enter the country, and when I saw the border, I reversed, but the military people told me to come forward. Some people are telling me I will be questioned for three days. I assume it is in Caracas. Others say that we’ll see later today. So now I’m waiting for the authorization to leave.” That is the last anyone has heard anything about Lucas.
