#sneaker-wave

#sneaker-wave

While fishing for eel with friends and his children on shore just south of the mouth of the Klamath River around 4 p.m. Saturday, Macanas was abruptly pulled into the Pacific Ocean. "Max's story is one of caution. He was an extremely experienced fisherman and hunter and profoundly knowledgeable of our coastlines, making this tragic accident even harder to bear," said McKenna Caudill, sister of Macanas' wife, in an email.

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,