Missing Catalina Island boater never found
The search is over for a Catalina Island man whose disappearance at sea set off a chain of events that led to the deadly midair crash of a search plane and U.S. Marine helicopter, authorities said Monday.
David Thomas Jines, 50, was never seen after taking his small motorized boat on Oct. 27 to help a friend who was having trouble in windy waters on the eastern side of Catalina Island.
A Coast Guard plane was searching for him east of San Clemente Island off the San Diego coast when it collided with the military helicopter from Miramar Naval Air Station, killing nine, on Oct. 29.
Jines lived on his boat in Avalon Harbor.
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