SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A MAN WHO WENT BOATING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY HAS NOT BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. DEPUTIES SAY 58 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER MARQUARRIE LEFT A MESSAGE WITH A FRIEND THAT HE WAS TAKING HIS 26 FOOT OPEN CONSOLE BOAT OUT INTO THE DEEP WATER OF THE GULF AND WOULD RETURN BY 8PM MONDAY, BUT NO ONE HAS SEEN OR HEARD FROM HIM. DEPUTIES SAY AS OF 6PM YESTERDAY THE COAST GUARD BEGAN A FULL SCALE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORT, BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY OR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME. IF ANYONE HAS SEEN OR HEARD FROM MARQUARRIE, YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL THE SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 316-1201.
