A Californian fishing influencer has disappeared off the coast of Mexico, sparking a cross-border search.

Mikey Rijavec, best known for his “Fish and Sips” YouTube channel, was last heard from on Tuesday afternoon, when a mayday call was made from his boat as he fished off the coast of Baja California.

The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy all helped in the search, with Rijavec’s turquoise boat found floating upside down in the same area on Thursday.

“What could have happened? Oh my god, it’s endless,” Phil Friedman, a friend helping in the search, told NBC San Diego .

“It could be foul play. You never know, it’s something that happens at sea sometimes,” he speculated. “It could be a whale, it could be a shark.”

Still, Friedman insisted that friends still hold out hope that he survive

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