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A report issued Sunday night by Lt. Gary Basor of the Lake County Sheriff's Department explained that the agency received a call at 2:57 p.m. Saturday of a man missing in the lake.
Matthew Zanoni, 22, was riding on a pontoon boat with a group of friends when he either jumped or fell off the boat and into the lake, said Basor.
When Zanoni went into the water the boat was doing an arc around an area called Shag Rock near Buckingham, according to Basor.
Witnesses on the boat said Zanoni did not surface after the fall into the water, Basor reported.
Lake County Sheriff's Department Marine Patrol personnel responded to the area to try to find Zanoni, according to Basor.
Within minutes of arriving at the location where Zanoni was last seen – and being unable to find him – Basor said Marine Patrol officials called in the North Shore Dive Team.
Dive team members made several dives Saturday and were unable to locate Zanoni, said Basor.
On Sunday, the Lake County Search and Rescue Dive Team joined the North Shore Dive Team in searching for Zanoni, according to Basor's report.
The divers made several more dives in the area where the boat's passengers described last seeing Zanoni, but Basor said they still were not able to find him.
Basor said the sheriff's office has requested help from surrounding agencies in continuing the search for Zanoni.
The search effort will continue Monday, Basor reported.
The Shag Rock area, a small rocky outcropping above the lake's surface that historian Henry K. Mauldin said was called “Sock-eye” by local Pomos, has been a dangerous place for boaters in recent years.
It was the scene of another drowning in December 2004, when fisherman Billy Ray Ingram went missing. His body was discovered months later, trapped in rocks under the surface.
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Supervisor Denise Rushing reported that many Clearlake Oaks residents have been devoting time and energy to help county officials to design Nylander Park. Rushing said the park will be a highly visible stop for visitors to the Oaks, which she said is becoming known as the “Gateway to Clear Lake.”
Now, officials are asking for the community's help to get the park properly outfitted.
Clearlake Oaks residents Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, who have been involved in the Nylander Park effort, are helping the county's Public Services Department solicit park accessories, equipment and donations for the park.
Harris and Lamb said donations may be made anonymously, in the donor's name or in memory of someone else.
Nylander Park eventually will have a small playground, picnic tables, barbecue grills, benches, a visitor information gazebo, restrooms, rock wall and parking, which Harris and Lamb reported will become a reality with the community's help.
To complete the park, Harris and Lamb reported that the following items are needed:
Acorn street lights – eight needed at $2,000 each.
Metal picnic tables with benches – seven needed at $2,700 each.
Six-foot park benches – 12 needed at $650 each.
Trash receptacles – six needed at $400 each.
Barbecue grills – seven needed at $300 each.
Drinking fountains – two needed at $3,000 each.
Bollard ground lights – eight needed at $1,000 each.
Oak trees – 10 feet at $180 each; 20 feet at $500 each; larger at $1,000 each.
Engraved 5 x 8-inch plaques are available at an additional $40.
Donations received to date include one bench, $3,500 in mature oak trees and $5,000 toward the rock wall, according to Harris and Lamb.
For those wanting to help, checks can be made out to "County of Lake" with Nylander Park in the memo line, according to Harris; be sure to specify if this is a general donation, or if you wish to purchase a specific item listed above.
Donations should be mailed to Lake County Department of Public Services, 333 Second St., Lakeport, CA 95453; Attn: Nylander Park Donation.
To see a flyer of park accessories officials plan to purchase, visit Rushing's Web site at www.drushing.com/blog/2007/09/nylander-park.html.
For more information on the park project, call Holly Harris and Chuck Lamb, 998-0135.
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