UPDATE:
New details from an arrest report give us insight into the whereabouts of a 17-year-old, while he went missing Sunday while paddleboarding at Bunche Beach.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says it's aviation team found the young man's paddleboard tied to a boat, where they found the teenager with 63-year-old Worden Bourn.
According to the arrest report, deputies said the teen appeared intoxicated when they found him. They say he told investigators that Bourn invited him onto his boat while he was paddling and provided him with alcohol and marijuana to smoke.
The report also says the two exchanged phone numbers to communicate later.
Bourn is a registered sex offender from a previous arrest in Alaska. Less than a day after the initial incident, deputies obtained a warrant and arrested Bourn, also searching his vessel, which resulted in multiple charges.
The Town of Fort Myers Beach released a statement on Facebook addressing the incident.
"The Town has reviewed the official report provided by the Lee County Sheriff's Office. According to the Sheriff's Office, the individual who owns the sailboat where the juvenile was found is a registered sexual offender. The vessel was not operating within the Town of Fort Myers Beach mooring field, and the individual was not registered with the Town," the statement read.
Bourn is currently being held at the Lee County Jail.
Update:
The Lee County Sheriff's Office has located the teenager.
Original Story:
The Lee County Sheriff's Office wants you to keep an eye out for a missing 17-year-old.
He was last seen paddle boarding at Bunche Beach around 3:00 p.m., according to LCSO.
He's 5'6" and weighs 125 pounds. He's a white man with brown hair and green eyes.
The sheriff's office said he was last wearing a navy blue shirt and an orange backpack. His paddleboard is blue and white.
Several agencies are at Bunche Beach searching for him including the sheriff's office and FWC.
If you see him or know anything, call 911 immediately.
