Search for missing boater at Port Gardner Bay suspended
May 14, 2012, 2:19 PM | Updated: May 15, 2012, 5:51 am
A search is underway for a missing boater who fell into Port Gardner Bay in Everett Monday afternoon when the boat he was in tipped over. (Google Maps)
(Google Maps)
A search for a missing boater who fell into
Port Gardner Bay in Everett Monday afternoon when the boat
he was in tipped over has turned into a recovery effort.
It is unclear how the 12-foot vessel capsized, but nearby
boaters were able to rescue a second passenger from the
frigid water shortly after the accident. He was taken to a
nearby hospital in unknown condition, according to City of
Everett Spokeswoman Kate Reardon.
She said the second, missing occupant has been in the
water since shortly before 1:20 p.m. It’s unclear if
either men were wearing a life jacket.
Crews were planning to search using side-scan sonar, a technology that locates small objects under water.
Reardon said an extensive effort is being
coordinated with the U.S. Coast Guard.
