The search for a missing man involved in a jet ski incident in Gander Bay Saturday afternoon has ended.

The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes there will no longer be any reasonable chance of survival and the search concluded at dusk.

Officials were involved in an extensive search yesterday for the missing man after two men ended up in the water in Gander Bay.

Multiple witnesses saw the man sink beneath the water and not resurface. An extensive search confirmed the man was not on the surface of the water.

The next of kin have been notified and the incident has been turned over to the RCMP as a missing person case.

The Coast Guard says the CCGS Conception Bay lifeboat will remain on scene Sunday to assist RCMP with their efforts.

The Coast Guard thanks all volunteers who joined the search effort.

Earlier Story:

A search is underway in the Gander Bay area for a person missing after an incident involving a personal water craft.

The Marine Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John’s was notified around 2:30 Saturday afternoon that two people were in the water after an incident involving jet ski. One person was rescued.

DFO says the incident was seen by a person on shore, who swam to the watercraft and rescued one person. They were unable to reach the second person, who was not wearing a life jacket.

A search is underway for the missing person.

A shoreline search is being conducted by the RCMP and the local volunteer fire department.

The CCGS Conception Bay lifeboat and a small vessel from the Gander Bay volunteer fire department are on scene, while a Cormorant from the 103 Search and Rescue squadron has also been tasked to the scene.

Regional Supervisor for Maritime Search and Rescue at the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John’s, Mark Gould says it is still an active search and rescue case and will be until they’ve exhausted all possibilities or chances of survival.