SARASOTA, Fla. — Emergency workers are searching for a missing boater in Sarasota County.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recieved the call at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
Details surrounding the boater's disappearance were not immediately clear, but the search is underway near South Lido Beach.
FWC and divers are leading the search. They're being helped by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Sarasota Police Department, United States Coast Guard and county emergency services workers.
The Sarasota Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office dive teams searched the area until sundown. FWC continued to search the area for the missing boater through the night. Their dive team was on standby.
The condition of the boater is not yet known.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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