JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The search for a missing boater continued Friday, two days after his boat capsized near the Buckman Bridge, authorities told News4Jax. RELATED: Boater missing, vessel capsizes after striking Buckman BridgeAuthorities were called to the Buckman shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday after a 27-foot boat belonging to Williams capsized, according to FWC. There was no sign of Williams when rescuers arrived, and divers from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and FWC were unable to locate him using sonar equipment. The 84-year-old’s boat was towed to an area near Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Williams was believed to be the only person on board at the time of the collision.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The search for a missing boater came to a tragic end Friday, two days after his boat capsized near the Buckman Bridge, authorities told News4Jax. Wilson Smith, a friend who had known him nearly his entire life told News4Jax that Williams was a former Jacksonville city councilman and a Lee High School graduate. Walter Williams is the last man on the right in the first row. RELATED: Boater missing, vessel capsizes after striking Buckman BridgeSmith says Williams ran a successful real estate business, Walter Williams Reality. “He loved Jacksonville," Smith said.