MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMPH) -
Crews spent Sunday afternoon searching for a fisherman who disappeared in the water near Gustine.
The Merced County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team was called out to the aqueduct near I-5 and Butts Road just after 11:30 a.m. after two fishermen fell into the water.
One was able to grab a ladder and get out, but the second one never came up.
Crews spent hours searching for the 45-year-old man, but called off the search after it got dark.
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