An update with news about the continuing search was posted at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday

Maine Marine Patrol still searching for Augusta man in Kennebec River

The Maine Marine Patrol continued to search on Monday for a man who went missing in the Kennebec River on Sunday after entering the water to rescue his dog.

Robert Stolt, 22, of Augusta, was fishing from a 23-foot boat Sunday afternoon when his dog jumped into the river north of Bath, the Maine Marine Patrol said in a statement on Monday. Another dog on the boat also wound up in the river.

Authorities were notified shortly after 2 p.m. when a witness called 911 to report that two people were in the water near Lines Island.

A female passenger of the boat and the two dogs were rescued and taken to shore. The passenger was treated by first responders for minor injuries.

U.S. Coast Guard crew members reported that Stolt and the female passenger worked together to save the dogs, and then Stolt aided in rescuing the passenger, before he went underwater and didn’t resurface, said Lt. Cmdr. Blake Maurer.

The marine patrol, the Coast Guard, the Maine State Police and the Maine Forest Service were all involved in Sunday’s search, which was called off at 11 p.m. due to poor visibility.

The search for Stolt resumed at 5 a.m. Monday, with marine patrol boats and an airplane focused on a portion of the Kennebec River near Lines Island.