Body Of Missing Firefighter Found Near Camp Far West Lake

YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) - Investigators in Yuba County confirm they've found the body of Sacramento City firefighter who has been missing for more than a week.

William Porter disappeared about a week and a half ago while on a fishing trip at Camp Far West Lake near Wheatland. He was found in about 135 feet of water near where his kayak was found previously.

Porter, 58, joined the Sacramento Fire Department in February 2002. He was promoted to engineer in 2009 and his current assignment was driving the engine at Fire Station 6, the busiest fire company in the city serving the community in Oak Park, the department said.

Porter was also deployed in 2008 to Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav.