Overview
- Mikey Rijavec, creator of the SD Fish and Sips channel, went missing Nov. 11 after a mayday reporting engine trouble about eight miles off Baja California.
- His 14-foot skiff was recovered five miles offshore without its six-horsepower outboard, which relatives say dislodged as he tried to fix the engine.
- The U.S. Coast Guard conducted an initial search before the Mexican Navy took over, with dozens of local boats, private planes and ground crews assisting.
- His body was recovered Nov. 16 in waters near San Cristobal, a day after his family announced they were ending their own search efforts.
- A GoFundMe organized by the family to fund boats, fuel and air support raised more than $46,000 as friends and anglers shared tributes.