The search for a 61-year-old paddleboarder who fell into the lower lagoon at Castaic Lake continues into its fifth day.

The Lower Lagoon remained closed Thursday, as dive teams continue to search for 61-year-old Espiridion Philip Camez, who went missing Sunday afternoon while paddleboarding on the Lower Lagoon, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials.

Camez’s paddleboard has been recovered, but investigators are still searching Castaic Lake for his whereabouts with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau-Emergency Services Detail, according to the LASD.

Investigators believe that he may not have been wearing a life jacket at the time of his disappearance while on the water.

The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is currently available.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org. 

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