Overview
- Authorities identified the missing boater as Lonnie James Johnson, 65, of Chesapeake Beach.
- Johnson was last seen operating a white 23-foot center-console boat that left Chesapeake Beach on Nov. 13.
- The reporting party used Johnson’s cell phone location to find his boat unoccupied near Taylor’s Island on Friday morning.
- The search includes the U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland State Police Aviation, and several local fire departments.
- Officials ask anyone with relevant sightings or information to contact Maryland Natural Resources Police at 410-260-8888.