Mexican authorities are searching for a popular YouTuber from San Diego who was reported missing after fishing off the coast of Baja California on Tuesday.

“He’s an adventurer. He pushes the envelope. That’s part of what we love about him,“ said Phil Friedman, a fellow angler, podcaster and close friend.

Officials say Mikey Rijavec was fishing eight miles off the coast on Tuesday when he issued a mayday call. Over the phone, fellow anglers tried to help him with the engine trouble he was having when the call suddenly ended.

“What could have happened? Oh my God, it’s endless. It could be foul play. You never know, it’s something that happens at sea sometimes. It could be a whale, it could be a shark,” Friedman said.

Private boat owners, the Mexican Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard have a

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