Search continues for missing boater on Lake Wylie

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Rescue crews are continuing their search for a boater who went missing on Lake Wylie Tuesday night.

Steele Creek firefighters said they found his boat Tuesday night, which looked like it had been in an accident, but they haven’t found him.

Several emergency responders, including crews from the Charlotte Fire Department, initially responded to the Catawba Yacht Club Tuesday night.

Crews were called for a reported water rescue Tuesday night on Lake Wylie, near the Catawba... — Crews were called for a reported water rescue Tuesday night on Lake Wylie, near the Catawba Yacht Club.(Source: Digital Globe / WBTV)

The search resumed Wednesday morning in a cove across the street from the yacht club, in the Youngblood Road and Here At Last Lane area of Lake Wylie. It’s where search and rescue teams are zeroing in.

Steele Creek Volunteer Fire and Charlotte Fire crews were still working to find the boater as of 11 a.m. There is a search-and-rescue boat along with a dive team.

While rescue crews have not given the name of the man they’re looking for, a person who said he is his co-worker said the missing boater is a member of the yacht club who competes in races and is very detail-oriented and experienced in boating.

He said he was shocked to wake up Wednesday to the sad news.

Boaters are asked to use caution in the area of Youngblood Road West and Here at Last Lane.

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