A multi-agency search operation is underway in Choctawhatchee Bay for a missing boater who disappeared Tuesday evening after launching from Nick’s on the Bay.
- The search began after a resident near N County Highway 393 called 911 to report a missing person on the bay. Prior to his disappearance, the boater had contacted his wife for assistance.
Responding agencies located the boat in the bay, but have not found the missing individual, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and Drone Team joined forces with the U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Okaloosa MedFlight, Bay County Sheriff’s Office Air One, Walton County Fire Rescue, and South Walton Fire District in the search effort.
- The FWC and Coast Guard have taken over the primary investigation. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit continues to assist in the search Wednesday morning.
Authorities are asking anyone on the bay who notices anything unusual to contact the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at (850)-892-8111 or FWC Northwest at 850-265-3676.
