Hovercraft missing in waters of Lake Washington in Melbourne

The search continued through the night as FWC officers, along with deputies from the Brevard and Orange County Sheriff's Offices, used lights, drones and sonar to find the unidentified man from 52-year-old from Brevard County, authorities reported.

“We are still actively looking for him. At this time, we do not know the circumstances of what happened or how he went overboard,” Chad Weber, spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, said Sunday.

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The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday as the man and at least one other person were going on a private excursion on Lake Washington, an area popular with boaters and fishermen. After the man went overboard, the other person on the airboat called authorities for help, Weber said.