Search Continues For Boater Reported Missing Near Discovery Bay

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Contra Costa County sheriff's Marine Patrol Unit continued its search Monday for a boater reported missing Sunday night from the waters near Discovery Bay. The 47-year-old man disappeared from the area of Indian Slough and a canal called Werner Dredger Cut that runs from Discovery Bay toward Bethel Island, according to the sheriff's office.

The man's boat was being towed to Orwood Resort in Brentwood when he apparently went into the water, sheriff's officials said, noting that the man's identity was not being publicized at this time.

Personnel with the U.S. Coast Guard, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, California Highway Patrol and Pittsburg Police Department assisted in the search, which has been unsuccessful thus far, the sheriff's office said Monday afternoon.

In the meantime, the missing boater's name has been entered in the state of California's missing persons database and local law enforcement agencies have been notified of his disappearance.

Anyone with any information pertinent to the search for the missing boater is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 925-646-2441 or the sheriff's Marine Patrol Unit at 925-427-8507. Tips can also be submitted via email to tips@so.cccounty.us or by leaving an anonymous voicemail by calling 866-846-3592.

—Bay City News Service contributed to this report.