The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that one person died and another was found alive after a report of missing boaters in Bodega Bay.
On Saturday around 10:20 p.m., the sheriff’s office was told they had received a call about an overdue recreational boat. There were six people on the boat, three adults and three young people.
According to the sheriff’s office, they had been fishing for crabs but never returned and were last heard from at 3 p.m.
Several agencies, including the Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Force, joined the search for the boaters. One of them was found and received medical treatment.
A second person was later found but pronounced deceased.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 707-565-2121.
