Another kayaker found the man in the water, face down and wearing a life preserver, and attempted to rescue him, the Sheriff's Office said.
For the second time in three days, crews are investigating a fatal boat capsizing in Bodega Bay, where authorities have said one person died and another was rescued.
The effort to save a 57-ton fishing boat that washed aground near Bodega Bay more than a week ago failed. The Aleutian Storm was ripped apart by ferocious waves, and now bits and pieces of the vessel are now littering the sand.
The Coast Guard says the 're-floating' mission is urgent before the boat becomes a pollution hazard from leaking fuel into the Sonoma coastline.
A unique ocean-going restoration effort is just getting underway along the Sonoma Coast and its goal is to rescue an underwater forest that's critical to marine life.
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