Man missing after boat capsizes in Caloosahatchee River on Sunday

Stacey Henson, Fort Myers News-Press
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Fort Myers Police said Pedro Pablo Ramirez, 40, was on the Caloosahatchee River near the Edison Bridge in Fort Myers on Sunday, March 19, 2023, when waves capsized the boat. They ask anyone who has seen him since to contact them.
Fort Myers Police said Pedro Pablo Ramirez, 40, was on the Caloosahatchee River near the Edison Bridge in Fort Myers on Sunday, March 19, 2023, when waves capsized the boat. They ask anyone who has seen him since to contact them.

Fort Myers Police are hoping the public can help find a man whose boat capsized Sunday in the Caloosahatchee River.

Police said Pedro Pablo Ramirez, 40, and his stepfather had launched a 16-foot aluminum john boat from the Davis Boat Ramp in Fort Myers Shores. Police did not list Ramirez's hometown.

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When they were east of the Edison Bridge, waves upended the boat about 4:45 p.m. Another boater pulled the stepfather from the river, police said.

Surf-reports.com reports that waves reached 4 feet on the river with wind speeds as high as 19 mph,

Ramirez was not located Sunday evening, police said.

Information regarding this incident may be called into the Fort Myers Police Department at 239-321-7700.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Fort Myers Police: Man missing after boat capsizes on Caloosahatchee