HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – On Wednesday morning search teams continued efforts to locate a Hidden Valley Lake man reported missing on the community's lake the previous day.
Lake County Sheriff's Search and Rescue and Sheriff's Marine Patrol were on scene early in the morning to search the lake's northeast end for the man.
Det. Kellie Joseph, who serves as Search and Rescue coordinator, said the 42-year-old man – whose name has not been released – disappeared at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday while he was fishing.
She said the disappearance initially was reported to Hidden Valley Lake Security Services, which contacted the sheriff's office at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Joseph said Cal Fire initially came out to help search on Tuesday, with Marine Patrol following up. The search was curtailed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, with personnel returning to the scene at around 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Sheriff's Sgt. Don McPherson said searchers found the fisherman's overturned kayak anchored to the bottom of the lake not far from where he had been fishing.
McPherson said they didn't know if the kayak – which held the man's fishing equipment – had tipped over and the anchor fell out, or if he had been anchored when the kayak tipped over.
Along with McPherson's Marine Patrol boat, the search has been joined by two boats from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, which brought sophisticated side scan sonar system to assist with the search, McPherson said.
In addition to Santa Clara's team – all of whom are divers – McPherson said the Northshore Fire Dive Team was on scene.
As of shortly after 11 a.m., McPherson said the search was using the side scan sonar, but noted that the divers were prepared to go into the water when needed.
In a post on its Facebook page, the Hidden Valley Lake Association asked that boaters remain off the lake while the search is active.
Elizabeth Larson contributed to this story.
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Search continues for missing Hidden Valley Lake man
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