"Maximo Macanas, a McKinleyville resident, was discovered by a local sport vessel on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post by the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office. He was pronounced dead by the county coroner's office on Tuesday afternoon. Macanas was fishing with a friend and his children at the Klamath River near 4351 Klamath Beach Road when he was swept away Saturday afternoon by what the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office described as a sneaker wave,"
"Yurok Tribal Police Department officers arrived at the scene, and the United States Coast Guard Humboldt Bay Station responded with search helicopters and boats, the release said. Poor visibility postponed the search until Sunday, when multiple search teams, including Del Norte County Search and Rescue and the Yurok Tribal Police Department, conducted ground searches and used boats along the river."
Maximo Macanas, a McKinleyville resident, was swept away Saturday afternoon while fishing with a friend and his children at the Klamath River near 4351 Klamath Beach Road. A local sport vessel discovered his body on Tuesday, and the county coroner pronounced him dead that afternoon. The Del Norte County Sheriff's Office characterized the incident as a sneaker wave. Yurok Tribal Police, the United States Coast Guard Humboldt Bay Station, Del Norte County Search and Rescue, and other teams conducted aerial, marine, and ground searches. Poor visibility delayed parts of the search until Sunday. The family thanked the community for support on Facebook.
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