Authorities Call Off Search for Vacaville Man Who Fell from Boat in Tomales Bay

Authorities have called off the search for a Vacaville man who
fell out of a boat on Tomales Bay Sunday afternoon.

Bach Van Nguyen, 48, was last seen piloting the 12-foot aluminum boat -- one fitted with a motor -- that he was using to transport friends and relatives across the bay, Marin County sheriff's Lt. Barry Heying said.

Nguyen was not wearing a life jacket when he fell out of the boat near Lawson's Landing around 3 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Aaron Bretz said Monday morning.

People on shore saw Nguyen fall out of the boat and called 911, Bretz said. The boat washed ashore near Tom's Point south of Dillon Beach, Bretz said.

The Coast Guard's air station in San Francisco and the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office each sent a helicopter, and the National Park Service and Marin County Sheriff's Office joined the search Sunday. Heying said the search was suspended at 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Nguyen is an Asian male who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Marin County Sheriff's Office at (415) 499-7233.