Just after 12:30 p.m. Sunday, first responders were dispatched to a water incident on the North Fork of the Lewis River. A boater called 911 and reported that he had found a small boat capsized on the river.

The caller stated they had found one male in the water and helped him to shore. The rescued boater said his friend, a 65-year-old male, was also in the boat and still missing. Neither of the two men was wearing a life jacket.

Boats from Clark County Fire and Rescue and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responded, along with a boat from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue.

Deputies used a drone to help with the search from the air and both banks of the river were searched from the shore by fire and law enforcement personnel.

At 4 p.m., the search for the missing boater was suspended. Officials say the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit will attempt additional search efforts again on Monday.