Police searching for missing jet skier from Pompano Beach

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help to locate a jet skier who may have been attempting to reach Bimini.

Authorities say Charles Walker was last seen around 5 p.m. on Friday in the 3200 block of Northeast 16th Street in Pompano Beach.

According to his family, Walker was attempting to reach Bimini in the Bahamas riding his own personal Jet Ski.

He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs approximately 195 pounds and has gray hair and green eyes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact BSO Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-4357.


About the Author

Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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