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.
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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.
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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.