A 39-year-old California man who was reported lacking after not getting back from kayaking on Tomales Bay in Marin County was discovered lifeless Wednesday, officers mentioned.
Clinton Yoshio Koga, of Brentwood, was fishing with associates on the day of his disappearance, Jan. 27, a information launch from the Marin County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.
At 6:10 p.m., he launched a kayak from the Lawson’s Touchdown campground within the city of Dillon Seaside onto Tomales Bay to retrieve a crabbing cage, his associates reportedly informed the sheriff’s workplace.
“It’s a protected cove for essentially the most half,” U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Kolton Krag informed SFGATE on the telephone. “I do know that it was windy that day.”
Lower than 20 minutes later, a buddy of Koga’s informed the sheriff’s workplace that he couldn’t see the kayak on the bay, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned. The buddy reported him lacking to the sheriff’s workplace, whereas different associates searched the bay for him.
The Marin County Hearth Division, the Marin County dive group, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Workplace helicopter and the U.S. Coast Guard joined the sheriff’s workplace in an “intensive search” and by no means discovered Koga.
On Wednesday, members of California Restoration Divers, a volunteer aquatic search group, started surveying Tomales Bay early within the morning and located Koga at 4:15 p.m., 100 yards from the shore of the campground. Paramedics confirmed that he was lifeless.
Krag cautioned that anybody recreating on the bay ought to train warning. “Have a look at the climate, put on your life jackets, be certain that individuals know the place you’re going.” He mentioned that whereas the waters of Tomales Bay could seem calm, there are highly effective currents that may be harmful.
The reason for loss of life is beneath investigation. “A forensic postmortem examination with routine toxicology testing is being accomplished Friday February 3, 2023,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned within the information launch.
