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Paddleboarder missing at Lake Tahoe


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Crews had to call off the search Friday for a missing paddleboarder at Lake Tahoe because of darkness.

The paddleboarder was last seen June 10 about 3:20pm several hundred yards from Obexer’s Boat Company in Homewood.

According to North Tahoe Fire Protection District, the person was with a group, but got separated in the rough water.

The National Weather Service in Reno had issued a lake wind advisory for Friday. White caps were the norm. Wind gusts at times reached 40 mph.

Dive teams and helicopters assisted with the search.

Details about the missing person have not been disclosed.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report

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