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Berkeley Aids Search for Missing Canoer Off Treasure Island
Berkeley rescue teams are providing shoreside assistance in the search for a missing man whose boat overturned off the coast of San Francisco Wednesday evening.
[Patch Update 11:20 p.m.] Coast Guard Spokesperson Lt. Junior Grade Liezl Nicholas said that no identifiable information can be released yet about the missing canoer, including city of residence.
From Bay City News:
The U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for a man who went missing after his canoe overturned off the coast of San Francisco Wednesday evening, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said.
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Three people were in the canoe near Treasure Island when it overturned. Two of the boaters swam to shore and contacted the Coast Guard at around 6:15 p.m. when they could not find the third boater or the canoe, Lt. Junior Grade Liezl Nicholas said.
The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter and two boats, while Sausalito and San Francisco fire and police boats were called in to assist with the search. Shoreside assistance is being provided by the city of Berkeley and national and state parks officials.
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The man was still missing as of 10 p.m., Nicholas said.
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