LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters and deputies searched overnight for a man reported missing after the boat he and several other people were riding in early Saturday overturned near Clearlake Oaks.
Firefighters were first dispatched to the boating accident shortly before 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The initial call that reported the incident said that the boat overturned about 500 yards offshore of Island Drive.
Dispatch directed firefighters and deputies to respond to the Clearlake Oaks boat launch at 12684 Island Drive for the water rescue, according to radio traffic.
The sheriff’s Marine Patrol responded and the Northshore Dive Team was requested. A REACH helicopter also came to help search from the air.
Incident command reported over the air that five people had been in the boat and that three people had gotten to shore.
It was later reported that four people were accounted for, but that they were still searching for the fifth.
The missing person was described as a Black male in his 50s who was reported to have been trying to pull someone from the water when he was last seen.
Shortly after 2 a.m., incident command reported that they had still not located the missing man and that they needed a tow truck to help pull the overturned boat to shore because the Marine Patrol boats were having difficulty navigating in the shallow water.
About a half-hour later, incident command said that all rescue personnel were out of the water and they were planning to switch from a search to a recovery mission.
Additional information will be published as it becomes available.
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Authorities search for man missing after boat overturns
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