Update:
Authorities identified a 50-year-old San Diego man whose body was plucked from the Pacific Ocean several hours after the sailboat he and another man were on capsized in Mission Bay.
Edgar Paglumotan’s remains were discovered in the surf line of Ocean Beach just before 4 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Paglumotan and a friend were lobster hunting when a rogue wave caused their 20-foot vessel to overturn late Sunday evening or early Monday morning, sending both men into the water, authorities said.
A short time later Paglumotan’s friend swam to shore and was transported to a trauma center, according to the U.S. Coast Guard’s public affairs office.
The agency launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a 45-foot boat to search for Paglumotan. Police, firefighters and lifeguards also took part in the effort, which continued through Monday morning and into the afternoon.
The Coast Guard suspended its search at 2 p.m. About two hours later, lifeguards found the body.
Original Story:
A rogue wave caused a sailboat to overturn in Mission Bay early today, leaving a passenger missing and sending another to the hospital, authorities said.
(Flickr/Jay Galvin)
The 20-foot vessel capsized near the north jetty at the entrance to Mission Bay sometime before 1 a.m., according to the U.S. Coast Guard’s public affairs office.
San Diego City Lifeguards notified the Coast Guard at 12:46 a.m. that one person from the boat was rescued and taken to a local hospital but another was missing.
The missing boater — identified as a 50-year-old man — remained missing as 7:30 a.m., authorities said.
Search efforts included the use of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a 45-foot Coast Guard vessel. San Diego police, fire-rescue personnel and lifeguards were also taking part in the search.
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