Deputies search for 18-year-old who tried to rescue his brother from the Sacramento River

Deputies continued to search Friday for a teenager who disappeared Wednesday after attempting to rescue his brother from the Sacramento River.

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday reporting a man who went missing in the river near Knights Landing in Sutter County. The caller told deputies that the man was swimming in the river near 3rd Beach in an attempt to help a young swimmer in distress.

The Sheriff’s Office identified the missing man as 18-year-old Ahmir Watson in a social media post Thursday.

The boy originally at risk of drowning made it to shore safely, the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday news release. Fox 40 reported that it was Watson’s 15-year-old brother, Jaidin Watson.

Yolo County and Sutter County deputies are conducting the search for the older brother. They have searched via boat and aircraft since Wednesday afternoon.

The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office said Watson is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing gray sweatpants and no shirt.

Deputies ask that any information regarding Watson’s whereabouts be reported to Yolo Sheriff’s dispatch at (530) 666-8282 or the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office.

This story was originally published July 29, 2021 at 2:07 PM.