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Deputies Searching For Boater Missing In Pasco County: Sheriff

A missing boater was last seen separated from his vessel about 40 miles off shore of the Holiday area, the Pasco Sheriff's Office said.

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A missing boater was last seen on Wednesday morning separated from his vessel about 40 miles off shore of the Holiday area, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said.
A missing boater was last seen on Wednesday morning separated from his vessel about 40 miles off shore of the Holiday area, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said. (Courtesy of Pasco Sheriff's Office)

HOLIDAY, FL — Deputies are searching for a missing and endangered boater, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.

Brandon Taylor launched from the Anclote boat ramp in the Baillies Bluff Road area of Holiday on Wednesday around 3:30 a.m.

He was last seen separated from his boat hours later that same day, around 5:20 a.m., about 40 to 45 miles offshore, the sheriff’s office said.

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The location of Taylor’s boat is also unknown.

Deputies are searching for a missing boater and his vessel, pictured. (Pasco Sheriff's Office)

The 43-year-old stands 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weights about 215 pounds, and has dark blonde hair and blue eyes.

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Taylor was last seen wearing tan pants with no shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7.

Tips can also be reported online here.

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