Sheriff’s Marine Patrol continues search for Delta boater missing since Thursday morning
By Jimmy Lee, Director of Public Affairs, Contra Costa County, Office of the Sheriff
A search for a missing boater is continuing this morning by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit.
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, at about 10:30 in the morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing boater who had gone into the waters in the San Joaquin River, north of Webb Tract.
The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit responded and were assisted by Solano County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Umut Felik, a 27-year-old man from San Francisco, was swimming when he apparently had trouble staying above the water. At one point he went underwater and did not resurface. His friends on a boat went into the water to search for him but were not able to find him. They reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Office.
A search of the area with a sonar was suspended at 8 PM. Felik was not located.
Anyone with any information on this incident to asked to contact the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit at (925) 427-8507.