CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Coast Guard found items on a catamaran that belong to a man who Chesapeake police have reported missing.
Chesapeake police say they're looking for 65-year-old Bill Wolf. He was last seen by his wife on July 23 after 3 p.m. leaving their home in the 2000 block of Athens Court, police say.
Police say he left the house after having a mental illness episode.
On Wednesday around 1:30 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Virginia said they found a catamaran adrift with no one on it. They said they found the catamaran 3 nautical miles north of Little Creek Harbor.
Bill Wolf's cell phone and personal belongings with his name on it were found on the catamaran, the Coast Guard says. Police confirmed to News 3 that this is the same Bill Wolf they're currently looking for.
Police shared the following description of Wolf: 5' 8” and approximately 188 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was in a silver 2008 Ford F150 pickup with Virginia license plate IBDWOLF when he left his house, police added.
Anyone with information on Wolf's whereabouts is asked to call police at 757-382-6161. You can also call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
